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President Obama spoke to business leaders about the economy, his economic stimulus plans, and financial regulation. He rejected assertions that his domestic program amounted to big-governmen…

The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation held a hearing on video franchising. The hearing was one of a series of hearings on telecommunications issues held by the committ…

The heads of four major telecommunications companies testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee about the unexpected changes in their industry since the Telecommunication Act was passed…

Members of the House Energy and Commerce committee heard testimony on the state of the telecommunications industry, recent and proposed mergers by communications companies, federal regulatio…

Cable and telephone industry officials testified about proposed changes to the 1996 Telecommunications Act. Among the topics they addressed were the state of industry competition, the emerge…

Ivan Seidenberg, president and CEO for Verizon Communications, talked about disruptions in telecommunications caused by the September 11tth terror attacks on the World Trade Center and the P…

At a luncheon meeting which included several awards recognizing service, participants talked about efforts to build urban empowerment zones and stimulate investments in minority owned or ope…

Ivan Seidenberg spoke about the communication industry and how it was responding to changing technology. Among the issues he addressed were the growth of wireless communication, the impact o…

Participants talked about the growing role of the Internet in the global economy and its impact on global markets. Among the issues they addressed were potential taxation of electronic comme…

At the summer meeting of the National Governors Association held in State College, Pennsylvania, participants talked about strengthening communities through volunteer efforts and economic in…

Business leaders and President Bill Clinton spoke at the Rainbow Coalition’s Wall Street Project 2000 Conference. Speakers spoke about programs that invested in minority communities and busi…

Government officials and communication industry leaders met to talk about ways to provide better communications access to rural customers, particularly in the area of Internet access.

Participants talked about the advances in technology in recent decades. They focused on how the Internet dominates telecommunications and about the new technologies being developed for the I…

The Federal Communications Committee heard testimony concerning mergers in the telecommunications industry. Executives in the industry spoke about the benefits of consolidation for consumers…

A Senate Judiciary subcommittee heard testimony from telecommunications executives about the impact of mergers in their industry. They talked about the effect of consolidation on competitio…

Vice President Al Gore addressed the National Urban League Annual Conference. The vice president talked about academic achievement and race in the United States. Vice President Gore said tha…

As part of a symposium on the global economy, the panelists talked about the international impact of changes in telecommunications. They discussed the growth of telephone service in developi…

The panelists talk about the future of the communications industry.

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Economic & Commercial Law held a hearing on Competition policy in the telecommunications Industry. The witnesses discussed the future of the industry, a…

The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications heard testimony on the effects and causes of recent telephone outages on the East Coast. Witnesses talked about the disruptio…