3/8. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced in a release and a longer release [6 pages in PDF] that on February 6, 2007 there was a distributed denial of service (DDOS) attack on the DNS root server system.

The House Commerce Committee (HCC) may hold an oversight hearing on the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) on March 22, 2007.

In preparation for this hearing, Rep. John Dingell (D-MI) and Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) sent a letter [PDF] to John Kneuer, head of the NTIA, asking him to "provide us with the steps that the NTIA has taken in the last three years to safeguard the integrity of (1) the root server system and (2) Internet connectivity generally. Specifically outline efforts taken in conjunction with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and private sector entities."

The ICANN wrote that the attack originated from the Asia-Pacific region, and that the Anycast technology, which was designed to deal with such attacks after an attack in 2002, worked very effectively.

The ICANN wrote that "The core DNS servers of the Internet were hit with a significant distributed denial of service attack, or DDoS. In such an attack, billions of worthless data packets are sent from thousands of different points on the Internet to specific computer servers in order to overwhelm them with requests and so disrupt the smooth running of the Internet."

It continued that "At least six root servers were attacked but only two of them were noticeably affected: the ``g-root´´, which is run by the U.S. Department of Defense and is physically based in Ohio, and the ``l-root´´ run the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), which is physically based in California."

"The reason why these two were particularly badly affected was because they are the only root servers attacked that have yet to install Anycast (a further three root servers without Anycast were not attacked this time)." (Parentheses in original.)

"Even though it was a large attack, the new technology, combined with the speed, skills and experience learnt by root server operators over the years, helped to make sure that actual Internet users were not inconvenienced", the ICANN wrote in its release.

The letter from Rep. Dingell and Rep. Markey also requests Kneuer to provide information regarding:

• steps taken by the NTIA to achieve the availability of universal affordable access to broadband technology,
• efforts taken by the NTIA to provide competition in domain name registration services,
• actions taken by the NTIA to publicize the dot kids domain,
• steps taken by the NTIA to "enhance minority participation in telecommunications and minority ownership of telecommunications licenses or entities", and
• work conducted at the NTIA's Institute for Telecommunications Sciences to assist public safety and homeland security entities on interoperability emergency communications.

The letter also requests "a copy of any analyses or other commentary provided to NTIA by other Federal agencies, including the Department of Justice, in conjunction with NTIA's review of the dot-com domain name registry agreement between ICANN and VeriSign."

This was not a bipartisan letter. Neither Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX), nor Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), signed the letter.

3/8. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report [70 pages in PDF] titled "Congress Faces Key Decisions as Efforts to Reach Doha Agreement Intensify".

This report focuses on what has caused nations to fail to reach agreement -- particularly agriculture -- rather than other areas of negotiation in the Doha round, such trade related aspects of intellectual property, and electronic commerce.

The report concludes that "A successful conclusion of the global trade talks remains uncertain, although resumption of the talks was recently achieved after a 6-month hiatus in the negotiations", and that "the on-going impasse of the Doha talks has effectively placed Congress at the center of the controversy because what the United States does in 2007 on TPA and Farm Bill renewal is widely seen as pivotal to the WTO and its role in the trading system."

It states that talks broke down in July of 2006 "due to persistent disagreement over agricultural market access and levels of domestic support for agriculture among key players, such as the United States, the European Union (EU), and developing countries led by Brazil and India".

It adds that "behind the deadlock on agriculture lies a perhaps more fundamental conflict among WTO members about what a "development round" means and how best to spur development in less-developed countries. The disagreement centers on how trade liberalization contributes to development and to what extent developing countries should be expected to open their markets."

3/7. The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee held a hearing titled "Strengthening American Competitiveness for the 21st Century". The witness was Bill Gates, Chairman of Microsoft.

Gates began his prepared testimony [14 pages in PDF] with the observation that "we as a society are sacrificing the long-term good of our country in the interests of short-term gain. Too often, we lack the political will to take the steps necessary to ensure that America remains a technology and innovation leader." He offered his recommendations regarding what steps should be taken.

Gates advocated more H1B visas and expediting the path to Permanent Resident status for highly skilled workers, more government spending on research, making permanent the research and development tax credit, patent law reform, more science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education, as well as life long educational opportunities for all workers.

H1B Visas. Gates offered several immigration policy recommendations, and particularly, the need for more H1B visas for high skilled workers.

He said that "we need to attract and retain the brightest, most talented people from around the world. This will not happen until we reform our immigration policies for highly skilled workers." Currently, said Gates, "America's immigration policies are driving away the world’s best and brightest precisely when we need them most."

He identified two problems: national security concerns, and outdated visa policies. He briefly argued that the goals of protecting national security and promoting competitiveness are compatible. However, most of his prepared testimony addressed outdated visa policies.

He elaborated that "It makes no sense to tell well trained, highly skilled individuals -- many of whom are educated at our top colleges and universities -- that the United States does not welcome or value them. For too many foreign students and professionals, however, our immigration policies send precisely this message."

"Under the current system, the number of H1-B visas available runs out faster and faster each year. The current base cap of 65,000 is arbitrarily set and bears no relation to U.S. industry’s demand for skilled professionals."

He continued that "For Fiscal Year 2008, H-1Bs are expected to run out next month, the first month that it is possible to apply for them. This means that no new H-1B visas -- often the only visa category available to recruit critically needed professional workers – will be available for a nearly 18-month period. Moreover, this year, for the first time in the history of the program, the supply will run out before the year’s graduating students get their degrees. This means that U.S. employers will not be able to get H-1B visas for an entire crop of U.S. graduates. We are essentially asking top talent to leave the U.S."

Gates argued that "we need to encourage the best students from abroad to enroll in our colleges and universities, and to remain in the United States when their studies are completed. Today, we take exactly the opposite approach. Foreign students who apply for a student visa to the United States today must prove that they do not intend to remain here once they receive their degrees. This makes no sense."

Gates added that current policy causes U.S. employers to offshore operations.

He also recommended that "Congress should expedite the path to Permanent Resident status for highly skilled workers".

Government Spending on Research. Gates said that "Federally funded research enriches the commons of knowledge and provides the raw material for U.S. industry to transform into commercially successful products. Federal funding for university-based R&D also helps educate the next generation of scientists and engineers – those who will largely determine whether America remains innovative and globally competitive."

He argued that "America's ability to remain a technological powerhouse will depend in large part on the extent to which the Federal Government invests in basic research. Unfortunately, federal research spending is not keeping pace with our nation’s needs."

He advocated large increases in federal spending. He also offered some specific proposals, such as "new research grants of $500,000 each annually to 200 of the most outstanding early-career researchers".

He also advocated "ensuring that research projects are communicated to the private sector so that companies can collaborate more effectively with recipients of public research funds".

R&D Tax Credit. Gates noted that two thirds of R&D is conducted by the private sector. He said that "we need to provide a foundation for innovation by investing in ideas and capturing their value." And, the federal government should incent this activity.

He said that "Congress should permanently extend the R&D tax credit, which expires again at the end of the 2007."

Gates did not elaborate on the political considerations associated with permanently extending the credit. The Congress for decades has continually provided short extensions of the R&D tax credit. Research oriented companies tend to lobby for these extensions, and anticipate them. This process provides members of Congress and political committees with a continuous flow of contributions. This process also enables the Congress to indulge in the accounting fiction that tax revenues will increase when the credit expires, thus lowering budget deficit projections.

Patent Law Reform. Gates said that "we must also reward innovators. This means giving inventors the ability to obtain intellectual property protection for their innovations, and to enforce these rights in the marketplace."

He then addressed patent reform. He said that "current efforts in Congress to reform the U.S. patent system to meet the needs of the 21st century. Microsoft and other technology companies are working closely with Chairman Leahy and Senator Hatch on the Senate Judiciary Committee, and with the leadership of the House Judiciary Committee, to advance legislation on needed reforms."

He said that reform should "improve patent quality, reduce excessive litigation, and promote international patent harmonization".

Education Policy. Gates said that "we must ensure that America's students and workers have the skills necessary to compete in a digital economy by providing them with the necessary educational opportunities and resources." He discussed skills for highly educated innovators, as well as basic skills for other workers.

He lamented that "America is falling behind is in math and science education", particularly in computer science. The "percentage of college freshmen planning to major in computer science dropped by 70 percent between 2000 and 2005." He added that not enough students are taking college and graduate decrees in STEM fields.

He continued that the U.S. also needs "a workforce that is equipped with the skills necessary to use technology effectively. In today’s economy, that means a high degree of basic literacy, an increasing level of computing skills, and the ability to create, analyze and communicate knowledge."

He argued that "every job seeker, every displaced worker, and every individual in the U.S. workforce has access to the education and training they need to succeed in the knowledge economy. This means embracing the concept of ``lifelong learning´´ as part of the normal career path of American workers, so that they can use new technologies and meet new challenges."

He suggested that this cannot be left to government or academia. There must be joint efforts with industry.

3/8. The Senate Judiciary Committee (SJC) approved the nomination of Thomas Hardiman to be a Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit.

3/8. The Senate confirmed John Alfred Jarvey to be a Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa by a vote of 95-0. See, Roll Call No. 67.

3/8. The Senate Judiciary Committee (SJC) approved the nomination of, and the full Senate confirmed, Sara Elizabeth Lioi to be a Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.

3/6. Cindy Jimenez joined the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) as Vice President for Government Relations. She previously worked for Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA).

3/5. James Freis was named Director of the Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). He is currently Deputy Assistant General Counsel for Enforcement & Intelligence. See, Treasury release.

3/7. The Senate Judiciary Committee's (SJC) Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights held a hearing titled "Oversight of the Enforcement of the Antitrust Laws". Thomas Barnett (Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Antitrust Division) and Deborah Majoras (Chairman of the FTC) testified. See, Barnett's prepared testimony and Majoras's prepared testimony [PDF]. Barnett said that "The telecommunications industry has kept the Division very busy during the last few years, and it looks likely it will continue to do so." He reviewed the recent reviews of the mergers of Verizon and MCI, SBC and AT&T, the new AT&T and BellSouth, Sprint and Nextel, and Cingular and AT&T Wireless. He also stated that the Division "actively is pursuing a nationwide investigation of bid rigging and fraud in the E-Rate program".

3/7. The U.S. Court of Appeals (9thCir) issued an order [PDF] in J&J Celcom v. AT&T Wireless Services. The plaintiffs are J&J Celcom and other former owners of fractional interests in general cellular telephone partnerships. The defendants are AT&T Wireless Services and subsidiaries. This is an appeal from the U.S. District Court (WDWash) in a diversity of citizenship action in which state law controls. The just released order merely certifies to the Supreme Court of Washington a question of state partnership law. This case is J&J Celcom, et al. v. AT&T Wireless Services, Inc., et al., U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, App. Ct. No. 05-35567, an appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, D.C. No. CV-03-02629-MJP.

3/6. The Department of Justice (DOJ), Microsoft, and the state parties, filed another periodic pleading titled "Joint Status Report on Microsoft's Compliance with the Final Judgment" in US v. Microsoft, D.C. No. 98-1232 (CKK).

2/28. The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) released a report [PDF] titled "The 2007 State New Economy Index: Benchmarking Economic Transformation in the States".

Highlights of CUA Law School's Conference

"Content Abundance in a Multimedia World: Challenges and Opportunities for Multi-Platform Content Delivery and Regulation"

Thursday, March 15

The House will meet at 9:00 AM. for legislative business. See, Rep. Hoyer's weekly calendar [PDF].

10:00 AM. The House Commerce Committee will hold a hearing titled "Combating Pretexting: H.R. 936, Prevention of Fraudulent Access to Phone Records Act". Location: Room 2123, Rayburn Building.

12:00 NOON - 2:00 PM. The Progress and Freedom Foundation (PFF) will host a panel discussion titled "Public Safety Communications: Time for a New Approach". The speakers will include Scott Wallsten (PFF moderator), Michael Calabrese (New America Foundation), Jeff Eisenach (Criterion Economics), Michael Gallagher (Perkins Coie), Steven Jones (First Response Coalition), and Janice Obuchowski (Frontline Wireless). See, notice and registration page. Location: Room B338, Rayburn Building.

8:00 AM - 6:00 PM. The Federal Bar Association will host its Annual Tax Law Conference. At 8:10 AM, there will be a panel on legislative developments. At 1:00 PM, Eric Solomon, Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy, will give a a luncheon speech titled "Current Developments in Tax Policy". See, conference brochure [PDF]. Location: Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.

2:00 - 3:00 PM. The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) will host a webcast continuing legal education (CLE) seminar titled "Sourcing on a Global Basis- What to Do and How to Do It". The speaker will be Robert Zahler (Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman). For more information, contact Mark Uncapher at muncapher at itaa dot org. Audio download copies will be sold after the event.

5:00 PM. Deadline to submit comments to the Copyright Office (CO) regarding the January 31, 2007, meeting of the Section 108 Study Group in Chicago, Illinois. See, 17 U.S.C. § 108 and notice in the Federal Register, December 4, 2006, Vol. 71, No. 232, at Pages 70434-70440.

Day three of a three day conference of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) titled "IAPP Privacy Summit 2007". See, notice. Location: Renaissance Hotel, 999 Ninth St., NW.

Deadline to submit requests to participate as a panelist at the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) workshop titled "Proof Positive: New Directions in ID Authentication" on April 23-24, 2007. See, FTC release and notice in the Federal Register, February 26, 2007, Vol. 72, No. 37, at Pages 8381-8383.

Start of Daylight Savings Time in U.S. and Canada.

The House will meet at 12:30 PM for morning hour, and at at 2:00 PM for legislative business. The House will consider several items under suspension of the rules, including HR 1068, a bill to amend the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991. Votes will be postponed until 6:30 PM. See, Rep. Hoyer's weekly calendar [PDF].

The Senate will meet at 2:30 PM for morning business.

10:00 AM. The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Commercial Mobile Service Alert Advisory Committee will hold its second meeting. See, Public Notice [PDF] (DA 07-734). Location: FCC, Commission Meeting Room (TW-C305), 445 12th Street, SW.

11:00 AM. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will hold a news conference to announce its final rule regarding its Digital-to-Analog Converter Box Coupon Program. See, notice [PDF]. The event will also be accessible by teleconference. The call in number is 1-800-619-2655; the password is DTV. Location: Department of Commerce, Room 4830, 14th and Constitution Ave., NW.

12:00 NOON. The Cato Institute will host a briefing titled "The REAL ID Act: Unfixed by the Regs and Unworkable on any Time Frame". The speakers will be Jim Harper (Cato), Tim Sparapani (ACLU), and David Williams (Citizens Against Government Waste). See, notice and registration page. Cato requests registrations by 5:00 PM on Friday, March 9. Lunch will be served. Location: Room 628, Dirksen Building.

Day one of a two day conference hosted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Federal Information Systems Security Educators' Association (FISSEA) titled "FISSEA 20: Looking Forward ... Securing Today". See, notice. The price to attend is $360, not including hotel. Location: Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, 5701 Marinelli Road, North Bethesda, MD.

Deadline to submit to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) certain Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) related information -- system security and integrity (SSI) plans for providers of facilities based broadband internet access and interconnected voice over internet protocol (VoIP) services. See, Second Report and Order and Memorandum Opinion and Order [PDF] adopted on May 3, 2006, and released on May 12, 2006. It is FCC 06-56 in ET Docket No. 04-295. See also, notice in the Federal Register, December 27, 2006, Vol. 71, No. 248, at Page 77625.

Deadline to submit reply comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in response to its Ninth Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in its proceeding titled "Implementing a Nationwide, Broadband, Interoperable Public Safety Network in the 700 MHz Band". The FCC adopted this item at its December 20, 2006, meeting. It is FCC 06-181 in PS Docket No. 06-229 and WT Docket No. 96-86. See, FCC's Public Notice [3 pages in PDF] (DA 07-41) and notice in the Federal Register, January 10, 2007, Vol. 72, No. 6, at Pages 1201-1204.

Deadline to submit comments to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (OUSTR) regarding the U.S. request to the World Trade Organization (WTO) for consultations regarding refunds, reductions or exemptions from taxes and other payments owed to the government by enterprises in People's Republic of China. See, notice in the Federal Register: February 21, 2007, Vol. 72, No. 34, at Pages 7914-7915.

The House will meet at 10:30 AM for morning hour, and at at 12:00 NOON for legislative business. The House will consider several non-technology related items under suspension of the rules. See, Rep. Hoyer's weekly calendar [PDF].

8:30 - 11:00 AM. The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) will host an event to release a report titled "Digital Prosperity: Understanding the Economic Impact of the IT Revolution". The speakers will be Steve Bennett, (CEO of Intuit), Rob Atkinson (ITIF), Robert Crandall (Brookings Institution), and Robert Litan (Kauffman Foundation). See, notice. For more information, call 202-449-1351. Location: Marriott at Metro Center, Ballroom Level, 775 12th Street, NW.

10:00 AM. The Senate Judiciary Committee (SJC) will hold a hearing on the nominations of Halil Suleyman Ozerden (to be a Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi), Benjamin Hale Settle (U.S.D.C., Western District of Washington), and Frederick. Kapala (U.S.D.C., Northern District of Illinois). See, notice. Press contract, Tracy Schmaler (Leahy) at 202-224-2154 or Courtney Boone (Specter) at Courtney_Boone at judiciary-rep dot senate dot gov or 202-224-2984. Location: Room 226, Dirksen Building.

12:00 NOON. Rep. Bart Gordon (D-TN), Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Rep. Ralph Hall (R-TX), and Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ), Harold McGraw (Chairman of the Business Roundtable), Norman Augustine (former Chairman of Lockheed Martin), and Robert Dynes (President of the University of California) will hold a news conference to announce and release a document titled "The American Innovation Proclamation". The event will be audio web cast. For more information, contact Alisha Prather at 202-225-6375 or alisha dot prather at mail dot house dot gov. Location: Room 2325, Rayburn Building.

1:00 - 3:00 PM. The House Science Committee (HSC) will hold a hearing titled "Science & Technology Leadership in a 21st Century Global Economy". The witnesses will be Harold McGraw (Chairman of the Business Roundtable), Norman Augustine (former Chairman of Lockheed Martin), and Robert Dynes (President of the University of California), Craig Barrett (Chairman of Intel), Neal Lane (Rice University), and Deborah Wince-Smith (Council on Competitiveness). Location: Room 2318, Rayburn Building.

2:00 - 4:00 PM. The Department of State's (DOS) International Telecommunication Advisory Committee (ITAC) will meet to prepare advice on U.S. positions for the Organization of American States (OAS) Inter-American Telecommunications Commission's Permanent Consultative Committee II (Radiocommunication, including Broadcasting). See, notice in the Federal Register, January 11, 2007, Vol. 72, Number 7, at Page 1363, and revised notice in the Federal Register, February 12, 2007, Vol. 72, No. 28, at Pages 6640-6641. Location: undisclosed.

Day two of a two day conference hosted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Federal Information Systems Security Educators' Association (FISSEA) titled "FISSEA 20: Looking Forward ... Securing Today". See, notice. The price to attend is $360, not including hotel. Location: Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, 5701 Marinelli Road, North Bethesda, MD.

Deadline to submit reply comments to the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) regarding the request submitted by Hand Held Products for a determination that the hearing aid compatibility obligations in Part 20 do not apply to its mobile computing line of devices. See, FCC's Public Notice [PDF] (DA 07-103). This proceeding is WT Docket No. 01-309.

Deadline to submit initial comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding Verizon's February 9, 2007, petition requesting a waiver of Section 61.42(g) of the FCC's rules in order to continue to exclude the services in FCC Tariff No. 20 from price cap indexes in annual access tariff filings. This pertains to services transferred from Verizon Advanced Data, Inc. (VADI) to Verizon. See, FCC Public Notice [3 pages in PDF] (DA 07-799). This proceeding is WC Docket No. 07-31.

The House will meet at 10:00 AM for legislative business. See, Rep. Hoyer's weekly calendar [PDF].

8:00 AM. The Federal Communications Bar Association (FCBA) will host a breakfast. The speaker will be Richard Barth (Assistant Secretary for Policy Development at the Department of Homeland Security). The deadline for registrations and cancellations is 5:00 PM on March 8. The price to attend ranges from $30-$55. See, registration form [PDF]. Location: Mayflower Hotel, 1127 Connecticut Ave., NW.

9:00 AM. The House Commerce Committee's (HAC) Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet will hold a hearing titled "Oversight of the Federal Communications Commission". Location: Room 2123, Rayburn Building.

12:00 NOON - 1:30 PM. The DC Bar Association will host a panel discussion titled "Internet Governance 101". The speakers will include David Gross (Department of State), Beckwith Burr (Wilmer Hale), Joe Sims (Jones Day), and Russ Hanser (Wilkinson Barker Knauer). The price to attend ranges from $15 to $20. For more information, call 202-626-3463. See, notice. Location: DC Bar Conference Center, 1250 H St NW B-1 Level.

The House will meet at 10:00 AM for legislative business. See, Rep. Hoyer's weekly calendar [PDF].

9:00 AM - 4:30 PM. Catholic University of America's (CUA) law school will host a conference titled "Content Abundance in a Multimedia World: Challenges & Opportunities for Multi-Platform Content Delivery & Regulation". See, agenda and registration page [PDF]. Location: CUA, Columbus School of Law, 3600 John McCormick Road, NE.

10:00 AM. The Senate Judiciary Committee (SJC) may hold a business meeting. The agenda includes consideration of S 236, the "Federal Agency Data Mining Reporting Act of 2007". The SJC rarely follows its published agendas. Press contract, Tracy Schmaler (Leahy) at 202-224-2154 or Courtney Boone (Specter) at Courtney_Boone at judiciary-rep dot senate dot gov or 202-224-2984. See, notice. Location: Room S-216, Capitol Building.

11:00 AM. The House Commerce Committee's (HCC) Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection will hold a hearing titled "Combating Spyware: H.R. 964, The Spy Act". Location: Room 2322, Rayburn Building.

12:00 NOON. Kyle McSlarrow, head of the National Cable and Telecommunications Association (NCTA) will hold a news briefing. The NCTA notice states, "Please contact Pam Ford at 202-222-2356 if you plan on attending". Lunch will be served. Location: NCTA Headquarters, 25 Massachusetts Ave., NW.

1:00 PM. The House Ways and Means Committee's Subcommittee on Trade will hold a hearing on HR 1229, the "Nonmarket Economy Trade Remedy Act of 2007. Location: Room 1100, Longworth Building.

RESCHEDULED FROM MARCH 8. 2:00 - 4:00 PM. The Department of State's (DOS) International Telecommunication Advisory Committee (ITAC) will meet to prepare advice on U.S. positions for the International Telecommunication Union's (ITU) Telecommunication Standardization Sector Study Group 3 (Tariff and accounting principles including related telecommunication economic and policy issues). See, original notice in the Federal Register, January 11, 2007, Vol. 72, Number 7, at Page 1363. See, rescheduling notice in the Federal Register, February 12, 2007, Vol. 72, No. 28, at Pages 6640-6641. Location: AT&T, Suite 210, 1133 21st St., NW.

2:00 - 4:00 PM. The Department of State's (DOS) International Telecommunication Advisory Committee (ITAC) will meet to prepare advice for the meeting of the Telecommunication Development Advisory Group (TDAG). See, notice in the Federal Register: February 12, 2007, Vol. 72, No. 28, at Pages 6640-6641. Location: DOS, Room 2533A.

Deadline to submit comments to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (OUSTR) regarding the 2005 WTO ministerial decision on duty free quota free market access for the least developed countries. See, notice in the Federal Register, January 18, 2007, Vol. 72, No. 11, at Pages 2316-2317.

Rep. Hoyer's weekly calendar [PDF] states that "no votes are expected in the House".

2:00 PM. The Progress & Freedom Foundation (PFF) will host a panel discussion titled "What Goes Up Must Come Down: Copyright and Process in the Age of User-Posted Content". The speakers will include Jim Delong (PFF moderator), Bill Rosenblatt (DRMWatch and GiantSteps Media Strategies), Solveig Singleton (PFF), and Don Verrilli (Jenner & Block). See, notice. Location: Room B340, Rayburn Building, Capitol Hill.

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