FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski to Appear at The Cable Show 2011

WASHINGTON, April 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Julius Genachowski, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will appear before delegates at the upcoming Cable Show 2011, the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) announced today.  Chairman Genachowski will appear at a General Session of The Cable Show at 9:15 a.m. (CDT) on Wednesday, June 15, 2011.  The session also will be streamed live on the Internet.  

The Cable Show 2011, NCTA's 60th Annual Convention and International Exposition, takes place June 14-16 at McCormick Place in Chicago.

Additional, up-to-the-minute information for The Cable Show 2011 is available at www.thecableshow.com, or from NCTA's Department of Industry Affairs (202-222-2430).  Prime exhibition space and sponsorship opportunities are available by contacting NCTA Convention Headquarters at (202) 463-7905 or e-mail [email protected].

NCTA is the principal trade association for the U.S. cable industry, representing cable operators serving more than 90 percent of the nation's cable television households and more than 200 cable program networks. The cable industry is the nation's largest broadband provider of high-speed Internet access, serving more than 43 million customers, after investing more than $170 billion to build two-way interactive networks with fiber optic technology. Cable companies also provide state-of-the-art digital telephone service to more than 23 million American consumers.

SOURCE The Cable Show 2011