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The Week Ahead Features FCC Meeting On Broadband

June 11, 2010

There are several tech and telecom-related events next week. Here are some of the highlights:

Tuesday:
Rep. Tim Murphy, R-Pa., and other lawmakers are among those scheduled to appear at a congressional briefing at 11 a.m. on health information technology and its potential benefits.

Analysis Group, McKool Smith, and Georgetown University are holding a panel discussion at 8:30 a.m. on patent reform issues. Among those scheduled to appear include retired Federal Circuit Chief Judge Paul Michel, former U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Jon Dudas, and Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif.

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee will hold a 2:30 p.m. hearing on cybersecurity legislation introduced by Chairman Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., and others.

Wednesday:
Americans for Technology Leadership hosts a panel discussion at 3:30 p.m. on consumer and policy issues around cloud computing. Speakers include Homeland Security Chief Privacy Officer Mary Ellen Callahan.

Thursday:
The FCC will hold a public meeting at 10:30 a.m. on regulatory proposals related to the commission's authority over broadband.

The House Energy and Commerce Communications, Technology, and the Internet Subcommittee is holding a 10 a.m. hearing on a discussion draft that would authorize funding for the construction and maintenance of a nationwide, interoperable public safety broadband network.

Microsoft along with the National Consumers League, the American Bankers Association, and others will be launching at 10 a.m. a new Internet Fraud Alert program.

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