While ceding some of his agenda to traditional telecom topics, ne...

While ceding some of his agenda to traditional telecom topics, new House Telecom Subcommittee Chmn. Upton (R-Mich.) continues to seek focus on “using technology to better the lives of all Americans,” spokesman told us Tues. He said Upton wanted to pursue “initiatives in education, health, telecommuting and Internet pharmacies.” On telecom, Upton plans to examine FCC reform, broadband deployment issues, DTV transition and copyright protection on new technologies. He also wants to look at violence in media and telemarketing fraud, spokesman said. Chmn. hasn’t formulated specific positions on topics, he said.