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The National Cable & Telecommunications Association and AT&T sent a letter to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski asking for clarification that the FCC's new network neutrality rules do not apply to peering arrangements and Internet backbone services, such as in the peering dispute between Level 3 and Comcast.

Gary Shorman, President & CEO of Eagle Communications, Inc., testified before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, as part of an oversight hearing on the Recovery Act’s broadband stimulus funding program.

Statement of NCTA President & CEO Kyle McSlarrow Regarding Today’s FCC Approval of a Universal Service Fund Reform Rulemaking

NCTA issued a Call for Presentation Proposals as part of the annual CIO.IT track for Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and Information Technology (IT) executives at The Cable Show 2011 in Chicago June 14-16, 2011. 

NCTA issued its annual call for nominations for the Vanguard Awards, the cable industry’s highest honor. Now in their 46th year, the Vanguard Awards honor the cable industry’s outstanding leaders in management, technology, programming, operations and marketing whose accomplishments benefit the entire industry.

The rapid growth of Internet connected TVs and other “smart” video devices, combined with the growing array of services that permit consumers to view video programming when and where they want it, demonstrates that that marketplace is meeting consumer demand – all of which could be jeopardized by government technology mandates, NCTA President & CEO Kyle McSlarrow today wrote in a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski.

The Walter Kaitz Foundation today announced that $1 million will be granted to Women in Cable Telecommunications (WICT), the National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC), and the Emma L. Bowen Foundation for their 2011 programs.

The Federal Communications Commission voted to adopt regulations on Internet access.

Korn Ferry International has been retained by the Board of Directors of NCTA to conduct a nationwide search for a successor to Kyle McSlarrow as President & CEO of NCTA.

CIC unveils updated “digital citizenship” tools and resources as part of its newly revamped web presence, representing the organization’s new and expanded mission to help educators and parents teach children to safely and responsibly use an ever-growing array of new media tools.