FCC Chairman Kevin Martin Added to General Session Line-Up for The 2005 National Show

FCC Chairman Kevin Martin Added to General Session Line-Up for The 2005 National Show

WASHINGTON, March 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Kevin Martin, the new Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will participate in a General Session on Tuesday, April 5, at 9:30 a.m. Pacific Time, at The 2005 National Show, the 54th Annual Convention & International Exposition of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA), scheduled for April 3-5 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.

Martin was appointed by President Bush as FCC Chairman on March 18, 2005, succeeding Michael Powell. He began his service as an FCC Commissioner in 2001.

This will be Martin's first appearance before the cable industry as FCC Chairman. This General Session appearance supersedes previously-announced plans for Martin to participate in a panel discussion at a Public Policy Luncheon at the Show on April 5.

Veteran business journalist Stuart Varney of FOX News Channel will interview Chairman Martin about his agenda for the FCC and the many issues affecting the cable industry and telecommunications. Chairman Martin's interview will open the Tuesday morning general session at 9:30 a.m. in the West Hall of the Moscone Center. It will immediately precede Varney's panel interview with Glenn Britt, Chairman & CEO Time Warner Cable; Rob Glaser, Chairman & CEO RealNetworks, Inc.; Len Lauer, President & COO, Sprint Corporation; and Jim Robbins, President & CEO, Cox Communications, Inc.

In related news, NCTA said that due to a change in her schedule, FCC Commissioner Kathleen Abernathy will not attend The National Show and won't be able to participate in the Public Policy Luncheon on Tuesday, April 5, as previously announced. The luncheon panel now will include:

* Jonathan Adelstein, Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission * Michael Copps, Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission * Michael Gallagher, Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information U.S. Department of Commerce / NTIA * Jon Leibowitz, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission

Additional, up-to-the-minute information for The 2005 National Show, including a convention schedule and registration materials, is available via the Web site (http://www.thenationalshow.com/) or from the NCTA Department of Industry Affairs (202/775-3669).

NCTA is the principal trade association of the cable television industry in the United States. NCTA represents cable operators serving more than 90 percent of the nation's cable television households and more than 200 cable program networks, as well as equipment suppliers and providers of other services to the cable industry.

Source: National Cable & Telecommunications Association

CONTACT: Rob Stoddard or Brian Dietz of National Cable & Telecommunications Association, +1-202-775-3629, or Eric Thomas of Fratelli Group, +1-202-822-9491, for National Cable & Telecommunications Association

Web site: http://www.thenationalshow.com/ http://www.ncta.com/

NOTE TO EDITORS: Attendance at the Public Policy Luncheon, while open to media coverage, is by invitation only. Media planning on attending the luncheon can RSVP by calling 202/775-1085.

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