WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) on Tuesday will address the American Enterprise Institute’s new Center for Internet, Communications, and Technology Policy during an event entitled, “Broadband, economic growth, and the implications for spectrum policy." Walden will highlight the committee’s work to free up more spectrum for mobile broadband and other uses and efforts to keep the Internet free from government control. Additionally, Walden will outline the subcommittee’s work to modernize the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), including the recent unanimous house approval of the FCC Consolidated Reporting Act, and discuss the subcommittee’s agenda for the fall.
Who: Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden
What: American Enterprise Institute event on “Broadband, economic growth, and the implications for spectrum policy"
When: Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013
8:45 a.m. - Noon (Event program)
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (Walden Speech)
Where: American Enterprise Institute, 12th Floor
1150 Seventeenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
The event is open to credentialed media. Media must register with AEI by emailing MediaServices@aei.org or calling 202-862-5829.