2/10. The Senate passed its version of HR 1 [LOC | WW], a huge spending bill, by a vote of 61-37. See, Roll Call No. 61. The House passed a much different version of the bill on January 28, 2009.

The Senate vote broke down along partisan lines. Democrats voted 58-0. Republicans voted 3-37. The three Republicans who voted for the Senate bill were Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) , and Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA). Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH), who is President Obama's pick to be Secretary of Commerce, did not vote.

The January 28 House vote also broke down along partisan lines. It approved the bill by a vote of 244-188. See, Roll Call No. 46. 177 Republicans and 11 mostly blue dog Democrats voted against.

The bill now goes to conference committee.

The House approved a motion to appoint conferees late on February 10 by a vote of 403-29. See, Roll Call No. 54. Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), the Speaker of the House, appointed Rep. David Obey (D-WI), Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY), Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA), Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-CA), and Rep. Dave Camp (R-CA) to the conference committee.

The version of the bill just passed by the Senate, Sen. Amendment No. 570, provides for tax credits and outright grants for broadband.

The bill provides grants for companies providing service in both unserved and underserved areas. Half the funding would be for rural areas.

The grant money is subject to the following condition: "Concurrent with the issuance of the Request for Proposal for grant applications pursuant to this section, the Assistant Secretary shall, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission, publish the non-discrimination and network interconnection obligations that shall be contractual conditions of grants awarded under this section."

There is no similar restriction associated with the tax credits provision.

Gigi Sohn, head of the Public Knowledge, stated in a release that "We are pleased that the Senate passed the stimulus legislation with a mandate for open networks intact. We trust that the negotiations and conference on the bill to follow will maintain the commitment to a vibrant and open telecommunications system."

Neither bill contains language pertaining to blocking peer to peer or other copyright infringement on broadband networks.

Sohn added that "We also trust that the congressional negotiators will maintain the integrity of the legislation and not burden it with irrelevant, unworkable and special-interest provisions, such as having all Internet users traffic filtered at Hollywood's bidding."

2/10. The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) hosted a panel discussion titled "Broadband's Role in the Economy and the Stimulus Package".

The speakers were Robert Crandall (Brookings Institution), Michael Katz (New York University), Robert Shapiro (Sonecon), and Gigi Sohn (Public Knowledge). Robert Hahn (AEI) moderated.

Robert Crandall. Crandall said that there is no market failure argument to be made for subsidizing broadband.

He said that "there is no dearth of spending on broadband today" in the US.

He said that the US has a history subsidizing rural telecommunications. He noted that the high cost universal service program is now spending over $4 Billion per year, even though there is no economic analysis to support it, such as by demonstrating that it lowers rural rates.

Thomas Hazlett, a professor at George Mason University law school, and a former Chief Economist at the FCC, was present in the audience. He said that there is no evidence that universal service has increased voice penetration.

Crandall argued that if the Congress does subsidize rural broadband, it would be better for it to be a "one off capital grants" program, than a permanent subsidy program. He argued that it would be better still if the Congress were to provide tax credits for any telecommunications investment.

He argued for technological neutrality. He suggested that we do not know whether 4G wireless might supersede fiber, so why subsidize fiber.

Michael Katz. Katz said of the bill's broadband provisions that "it is a real mistake that it is being thrown into this bill". He said that broadband buildout "is not going to have an immediate stimulus effect".

He said that telemedicine is often cited as a reason for promoting rural broadband. But, he said, "the only place I hear about telemedicine is in Washington".

Crandall, who has a residence in northern New Hampshire, said that he would benefit more from the building of a helicopter pad (to fly him to a hospital in Boston) than from telemedicine.

Katz also said that promoting telework is cited as a reason for promoting broadband. But, he questioned whether telework is a substitute, or complement, for driving SUVs.

He also argued that the government should not be promoting and subsidizing rural lifestyle. He said that cities are more efficient.

He also questioned the importance of broadband, relative to other policy objectives that would benefit from federal spending. He suggested that reducing infant mortality rates, and fighting gang violence, are more important.

He concluded that rural broadband "doesn't make sense as part of a fiscal stimulus".

He said that it is not about helping people, "it is aimed at helping a particular interest group". He argued that "a lot of this is about lining the pockets of rural telecoms and landlords".

Robert Shapiro. Shapiro, who worked at the Department of Commerce (DOC) during the Clinton administration, offered lackluster support for the broadband provisions in the bill.

Regarding the broadband provisions, he said that "there is no structural market failure here". Moreover, even if there were a market failure, the proper response would be a permanent policy, rather than a fiscal stimulus.

Regarding the fiscal stimulus argument, he said that "we don't know if this will work". He said the very notion of fiscal stimulus is controversial among economists. Neo-classical economists have not faith in it, while Keynesians do have faith in it.

His argument was that the government has already tried monetary policy, without success, and since the US is in a systematic crisis, he is "prepared to take the bet" with fiscal stimulus, even though it "may fail".

He also argued that it is important to affect "expectations".

But then, he added, regarding the bill, that "I don't think that it is very well designed".

He also compared the current argument regarding a broadband divide to arguments in the late 1990s regarding a digital divide. He said that the data he examined while at the DOC showed that there was a digital lag, rather than a digital divide. Poorer people had the same uptake pattern as richer people, only lagged five years behind. He said that the US is experiencing that same phenomenon with broadband uptake.

Gigi Sohn. Sohn spoke in support of the broadband provisions of HR 1.

She compared the building of broadband infrastructure to the building of interstate highways in the 1950s.

She was also the only member of the panel to argue that there is not competition among broadband providers. She said that there is instead "a set of regional duopolies".

She expressed a preference for grants over tax credits. She said that non-profits and companies that are not making money do not benefit from tax credits. She added that tax credits may only provide benefits to big companies for doing what they would have done even without this bill.

Gerald Faulhaber, a professor at the Wharton School, and a former Chief Economist at the FCC, was present in the audience. He said that it would be better to give "broadband stamps" to poor people, than to "give money to companies", as the bill would do.

Charles Jackson, a telecommunications consultant, was present in the audience. He stated that "subsidizing rural development harms the environment".

2/10. The U.S. Court of Appeals (DCCir) issued its opinion [11 pages in PDF] in Verizon California v. FCC, denying Verizon's petition for review of the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) order that directed Verizon to cease and desist from using proprietary information of other carriers that it receives in the local number porting process to contact its defecting customers.

When Verizon customers switched to other companies, and made a request to port their numbers, Verizon used information that it obtained in this process to contact its defecting customers and offer them various incentives to stay with Verizon, before the number port was completed.

Bright House Networks, Comcast and Time Warner Cable filed a complaint with the FCC against Verizon alleging violation of 47 U.S.C. §§ 201 and 222.

47 U.S.C. § 222 limits the use and dissemination by telecommunications carriers of customer proprietary network information (CPNI).

Subsection 222(a) provides in full that "Every telecommunications carrier has a duty to protect the confidentiality of proprietary information of, and relating to, other telecommunication carriers, equipment manufacturers, and customers, including telecommunication carriers reselling telecommunications services provided by a telecommunications carrier."

Subsection 222(b) provides, in full, that "A telecommunications carrier that receives or obtains proprietary information from another carrier for purposes of providing any telecommunications service shall use such information only for such purpose, and shall not use such information for its own marketing efforts."

On April 11, 2008, the FCC's Enforcement Bureau's (EB) released a document [13 pages in PDF] titled "Recommended Decision". That item is DA 08-860.

The EB recommended that the FCC deny the complaint as to Section 222, but conduct a rule making proceeding regarding customer retention marketing practices. See, story titled "FCC Enforcement Bureau Recommends Denial of § 222 Complaint Against Verizon" in TLJ Daily E-Mail Alert No. 1,746, April 14, 2008.

However, the FCC rejected the EB's Recommended Decision in its Memorandum Opinion and Order [PDF], adopted on June 20, 2008, and released on June 23, 2008. It is FCC 08-159.

The FCC's MOO states that "we conclude that Verizon is violating section 222(b) of the Act by using, for customer retention marketing purposes, proprietary information of other carriers that it receives in the local number porting process, and we order Verizon immediately to cease and desist from such unlawful conduct." (Footnote omitted.)

Verizon California petitioned the Court of Appeals for review.

Comcast intervened in support of the FCC. The National Cable and Telecommunications Association (NCTA) and the Consumers Union both filed amicus curiae briefs in support of the FCC.

The Court of Appeals denied the petition for review.

Section 222(b) covers information received "for purposes of providing any telecommunications service". Yet, it is the service provider to which the customer is switching, not Verizon, that will provide telecommunications service to that customer in the future. Hence, Verizon argued that it is not bound by Section 222(b) in this situation.

The Court of Appeals applied Chevron deference to the FCC's interpretation of the statute.

It wrote that "We do not believe that the statutory language is unambiguously contrary to the FCC's interpretation. Section 222(b) does not explicitly state which carrier is to provide the telecommunications service. Granted, the first reading that comes to mind is that the statute covers only situations where the receiving carrier is the one providing such a service."

But, it added, "The context is key." The Court of Appeals noted the FCC's prior interpretation of Section 222(b) in the context of slamming.

The Court of Appeals also wrote that "Verizon’s interpretation, moreover, would lead to an anomalous result. Its argument against the cable company complainants turns entirely on the point that they will provide the new telecommunications service exclusively with their own facilities. As Verizon reads it, the statute would protect carriers that purchased telecommunications service from Verizon on a wholesale basis and then resold it to their own customers, and carriers that leased unbundled network elements from Verizon for the provision of telecommunications service, but not carriers like the complainants that simply submitted LSRs to Verizon so that they could provide telephone service with their own facilities. Yet, the Commission noted, it has read the basic statute, the Telecommunications Act of 1996, as having the promotion of facilities-based local competition as its fundamental policy, ..., a reading which we have readily accepted".

The Court of Appeals also rejected Verizon's First Amendment argument. It reasoned that commercial speech is at issue, so only intermediate scrutiny applies.

Kyle McSlarrow, head of the NCTA, stated in a release that "Today's ruling promotes competition by protecting the rights of consumers when they make the switch to a new local telephone provider. We are pleased that the court upheld the FCC’s decision which permits even greater numbers of consumers to seamlessly join the millions of other Americans who now enjoy the significant savings and benefits provided by our industry's competitive digital voice services."

This case is Verizon California, Inc., et al. v. FCC and USA, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, App. Ct. No. No. 08-1234, a petition for review of a final order of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Judge Williams wrote the opinion of the Court of Appeals, in which Judges Sentelle and Tatel joined.

2/9. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee (SJC), gave a speech at Georgetown University titled "Restoring Trust in the Justice System: The Senate Judiciary Committee's Agenda in the 111th Congress".

Tech Related Legislation. In one brief paragraph, Sen. Leahy summarized the major legislative items on the SJC agenda. Many of these agenda items are technology related.

These include "review of expiring provisions of the PATRIOT Act", "reforming our patent laws in order to help revitalize our economic engine", "passing personal data protection legislation", and enacting "a media shield law".

Sen. Leahy and others attempted to enact major patent reform legislation in the 110th Congress. See, S 1145 [LOC | WW] and HR 1908 [LOC | WW], both titled the "Patent Reform Act". See also, story titled "Bush Administration Opposes Senate Version of Patent Reform Act" in TLJ Daily E-Mail Alert No. 1,711, February 5, 2008. The House approved its version of the bill. The SJC approved a different version. Neither became law.

Sen. Leahy and others attempted to enact a media shield law in the 110th Congress. The Bush administration opposed these efforts. See, HR 2102 [LOC | WW] and S 2035 [LOC | WW]. See also, story titled "Bush Administration Opposes Pence/Boucher Free Flow of Information Act" in TLJ Daily E-Mail Alert No. 1,757, April 30, 2008.

The concept of media shield legislation is to limit the ability of the federal entities to compel journalists to provide testimony or documents, or disclose sources, related to their work. These bills would also limit government access to records of carriers, ISPs and other service providers.

Sen. Leahy did not mention any copyright initiatives in his February 9 speech. However, he has already introduced two copyright related bills.

Sen. Leahy introduced S 379 [LOC | WW], the "Performance Rights Act", on February 4, 2009. This copyright bill would end the over the air radio broadcasters' exemption from paying for performance rights. See, story titled "Performance Rights Act Reintroduced" in TLJ Daily E-Mail Alert No. 1,896, February 10, 2009.

He introduced S 405 [LOC | WW] on February 10. This bill would provide a tax deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor.

Judicial Nominees. The SJC also has jurisdiction over judicial nominations. Sen. Leahy said that "We also have more than 60 vacancies in our Federal courts."

Many of these vacancies exist because Sen. Leahy (at right) and other Senate Democrats filibustered former President Bush's nominees when Republicans held a majority in the Senate, and then declined to consider Bush's nominees when the Democrats gained a majority.

One question facing Republican Senators is whether or not to employ the same tactic of filibustering Democratic judicial nominees. Such a tactic might be interpreted as retribution.

Truth or Retribution. Sen. Leahy then devoted much of his speech to the possibility of empowering what proponents call "truth commissions" for members of the Bush administration, and opponents call political retribution against members of the Bush administration.

Sen. Leahy said that "We need to get to the bottom of what happened" during the Bush administration.

He proposed a "truth commission" as an alternative to Congressional hearings or Department of Justice (DOJ) investigations and prosecutions. However, he said that this commission could be given "subpoena powers" and "authority to obtain immunity from prosecutions".

Under these proposals, this commission would be given many prosecutorial powers, without being bound by due process.

Sen. Leahy asserted that the purpose would not be "vengeance".

Rep. John Conyers (D-MI), the Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee (HJC), has also called for a commission to investigate the Bush administration. He identified "warrantless domestic surveillance" as one issue to be examined.

Rep. Conyers asserted in a January 13, 2009, release that this is "not a matter of payback or political revenge".

This issue contains the following items:
 • Senate Passes Its Version of Huge Spending Bill
 • Economists Criticize Broadband Provisions in Spending Bill
 • DC Circuit Upholds FCC's Number Porting § 222 Order
 • Sen. Leahy Discusses Agenda

The House will meet at 10:00 AM for legislative business. It will consider several items under suspension of the rules, including HR 554 [LOC | WW], the "National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act of 2009". See, Rep. Hoyer's schedule for week of February 9, and schedule for February 11.

The Senate will meet at 10:00 AM for morning business.

Day one of a two day conference hosted by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) titled "The Evolving IP Marketplace: Patent Remedies". See, release and agenda [PDF]. Location: FTC Conference Center, 601 New Jersey Ave., NW.

9:00 AM - 4:30 PM. Day three of a five day meeting of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) RTCA Special Committee 159: Global Positioning System. See, notice in the Federal Register, January 28, 2009, Vol. 74, No. 17, at Page 5024. Location: RTCA, Inc., Suite 805, 1828 L St., NW.

10:00 AM - 12:00 NOON. The House Science Committee (HSC) will hold a hearing titled "Electronic Waste: Investing in Research and Innovation to Reuse, Reduce, and Recycle". The witnesses will be Valerie Thomas (Georgia Institute of Technology), Jeff Omelchuck (Green Electronics Council), and Paul Anastas (Yale University). See, notice. For more information, contact 202-225-6375. The HSC will webcast this event. Location: Room 2318, Rayburn Building.

10:00 AM. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Michael Copps will host an event titled "first news briefing with reporters covering the FCC". Location: FCC, 8th floor, conference room 1.

1:00 PM. The Open Internet Coalition will hold a news teleconference to discuss open networks mandates associated with broadband grants and tax credits in HR 1 [LOC | WW], the huge spending bill. The speakers will be Markham Erickson (Holch & Erickson), Ben Scott (Free Press), Gigi Sohn (Public Knowledge), and Cathy Sloan (CCIA). The dial-in number is 888-411-0878. The conference ID number is 85545245.

4:00 - 5:00 PM. The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) will host an event titled "The Korean Strategy for Green Technology Development and Role of IT". The speakers will be Suk Joon Kim, President of the Korean Science and Technology Policy Institute (STEPI), and Jung Hyup, Senior Research at the STEPI. See, notice. Location: ITIF, Suite 200, 1250 Eye St., NW.

The House will meet at 10:00 AM for legislative business. See, Rep. Hoyer's schedule for week of February 9.

200th anniversary of the birth of former President Abraham Lincoln. (This is not a federal holiday.)

Day two of a two day conference hosted by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) titled "The Evolving IP Marketplace: Patent Remedies". See, release and agenda [PDF]. Location: FTC Conference Center, 601 New Jersey Ave., NW.

9:00 AM - 4:30 PM. Day four of a five day meeting of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) RTCA Special Committee 159: Global Positioning System. See, notice in the Federal Register, January 28, 2009, Vol. 74, No. 17, at Page 5024. Location: RTCA, Inc., Suite 805, 1828 L St., NW.

9:00 AM - 12:30 PM. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will hold a roundtable on regarding whether or not to adopt some form of deferred examination for patent applications. See, notice in the Federal Register, January 28, 2009, Vol. 74, No. 17, at Pages 4946-4947. Location: USPTO, Madison Auditorium, Madison Building, 600 Dulany St., Alexandria, VA.

9:00 AM - 12:00 NOON. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce will host an event titled "Day Without Space". It will focus on "the economic and national security ramifications if our space assets were compromised for a period of time". The keynote speaker will be General James Cartwright, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. For more information, contact David Logsdon dlogsdon at uschamber dot com or 202-463-5479. Location: Chamber, 1615 H St., NW.

10:00 AM. The Senate Commerce Committee (SCC) will hold a hearing on the nominations of John Holdren to be Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) in the Executive Office of the President, and Jane Lubchenco to be head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). See, notice. Location: Room 253, Russell Building.

10:00 AM. The Senate Commerce Committee (SCC) will hold a business meeting to adopt rules for the 111th Congress. See, notice. Location: Room 253, Russell Building.

10:00 AM. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee will hold a hearing titled "Structuring National Security and Homeland Security at the White House". See, notice. Location: Room 342, Dirksen Building.

11:00 AM. The House Judiciary Committee's (HJC) Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law will hold a hearing titled "Libel Tourism". See, stories titled "New York Senate Passes Libel Terrorism Protection Act" in TLJ Daily E-Mail Alert No. 1,725, March 3, 2008, "Rep. King Introduces Free Speech Protection Act" in TLJ Daily E-Mail Alert No. 1,756, April 29, 2009, and "Sens. Specter and Lieberman Introduce Bill Regarding Foreign Forum Shopping Libel Actions" in TLJ Daily E-Mail Alert No. 1,765, May 13, 2008. See also, HR 5814 [LOC | WW] and S 2977 [LOC | WW], in the 110th Congress, both titled the "Free Speech Protection Act of 2008".The HJC will webcast this hearing. Location: Room 2141, Rayburn Building.

Deadline to submit comments to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in response to its "Interim final rules with request for comment" regarding its administrative adjudications. See, notice in the Federal Register, January 13, 2009, Vol. 74, No. 8, at Pages 1803-1836. See also, story titled "FTC Writes Rules to Bolster Power of Antitrust Regulators" in TLJ Daily E-Mail Alert No. 1,882, January 13, 2008.

Deadline to submit initial comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in response to its notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) regarding application of the closed captioning rules to digital broadcasting, specifically to broadcasters that choose to use their digital allotment to multicast several streams of programming. The FCC adopted this item on November 3, 2008, and released the text [57 pages in PDF] on November 7, 2008. It is FCC 08-255 in CG Docket No. 05-231. See, notice in the Federal Register, January 13, 2009, Vol. 74, No. 8, at Pages 1654-1661.

The House will meet at 10:00 AM for legislative business. See, Rep. Hoyer's schedule for week of February 9.

9:00 AM - 4:30 PM. Day five of a five day meeting of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) RTCA Special Committee 159: Global Positioning System. See, notice in the Federal Register, January 28, 2009, Vol. 74, No. 17, at Page 5024. Location: RTCA, Inc., Suite 805, 1828 L St., NW.

George Washington's birthday observed. See, Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) list of 2009 federal holidays.

The House will not meet the week of February 16-20 for a District Work Period.

10:00 AM. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is scheduled to begin its hearing in In the Matter of Whole Foods Markets, Inc. See, scheduling order [14 pages in PDF]. See also, story titled "DC Circuit Reverses in FTC v. Whole Foods" in TLJ Daily E-Mail Alert No. 1,802, July 29, 2008. Location: Room 532, FTC, 600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.

5:00 PM. Deadline to register for the Federal Communications Bar Association's (FCBA) February 18 event titled "Investing in Foreign Telecoms Markets: Challenges and Opportunities". See, notice and registration page.

POSTPONED. Deadline for full power television stations to cease analog broadcasting.

9:30 AM. The U.S. Court of Appeals (DCCir) will hear oral argument in Globalstar v. FCC, App. Ct. No. 08-1046. This is a petition for review of an FCC order regarding Big LEO spectrum. See, FCC brief [67 pages in PDF]. Judges Sentelle, Garland and Edwards will preside. Location: 333 Constitution Ave., NW.

12:30 - 1:30 PM. The Federal Communications Bar Association's (FCBA) State and Local Practice Committee will host a brown bag lunch titled "Collaboration between States, Federal Government and Industry on Uniform Outage Reporting for Carriers". The speaker will be Tom Goode, General Counsel of the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS). See, notice and registration page. Location: Renaissance Hotel, Meeting Room 3, 999 9th St., NW.

1:00 - 3:00 PM. The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) World Radiocommunications Conference (WRC-11) Advisory Committee's Informal Working Group 2: Terrestrial Services will meet. See, notice and FCC's WRC-11 web site. Location: FCC, South Conference Room, 2nd floor, Room 2-B516, 445 12th St., SW.

3:00 - 5:00 PM. The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) World Radiocommunications Conference (WRC-11) Advisory Committee's Informal Working Group 3: Space Services will meet. See, notice and FCC's WRC-11 web site. Location: FCC, South Conference Room, 2nd floor, Room 2-B516, 445 12th St., SW.

5:00 PM. Deadline to submit applications to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for participation in its 2009 SURF grant programs. These are the NIST's Gaithersburg Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program, and Boulder Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program. The NIST distributes grants for, among other topics, electronics and electrical engineering, and information technology. See, notice in the Federal Register, December 30, 2008, Vol. 73, No. 250, at Pages 79817-79822.

10:00 AM - 12:00 NOON. The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) World Radiocommunications Conference (WRC-11) Advisory Committee's Informal Working Group 1: Maritime, Aeronautical and Radar Services will meet. See, notice and FCC's WRC-11 web site. Location: 1800 North Kent St., Suite 1060, RTCM, Rosslyn, VA.

12:15 - 1:45 PM. The Federal Communications Bar Association's (FCBA) Young Lawyers Committee will host a brown bag lunch titled "Transitions -- How to Successfully Navigate a Move into a New Position". The speakers will include Marcia Shannon (Shannon & Manch), Dan Binstock (BCG Attorney Search), Peter Shields (Wiley Rein), Laura Rychak (Cox Enterprises), and (?) Anna Gomez. RSVP to Christy Hammond at chammond at wileyrein dot com. For more information or to submit anonymous questions for the speakers, contact Cathy Hilke at chilke at wileyrein dot com or Christina Langlois at clanglois at nualumni dot com. Location: Wiley Rein, 5th floor, 1750 K St., NW.

6:00 - 8:15 PM. The Federal Communications Bar Association (FCBA) will host an event titled "Investing in Foreign Telecoms Markets: Challenges and Opportunities". See, notice and registration page. The price to attend varies. Location: Bingham McCutchen, 11th floor, 2020 K St., NW.

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