House Commerce Committee Chmn. Tauzin (R-La.) and FCC Comr. Abern...

October 15, 2001 |Miscellaneous

House Commerce Committee Chmn. Tauzin (R-La.) and FCC Comr. Abernathy are keynote speakers at Dec. 13-14 Institute on Telecom Policy & Regulation at Ronald Reagan International Trade Center, Washington. Lunch speaker first day will be Charles James, head of Justice Dept. Antitrust Div. Several FCC staffers and bureau chiefs are listed participants, while debate on 1996 Telecom Act -- “a Failure or a Success” -- pits ex-House Commerce Committee staffer David Leach of Dewey Ballantine against Jeffrey Eisenach, pres. of Progress & Freedom Foundation. Institute, timed to coincide with Dec. 13 FCC chmn.’s dinner, is co-sponsored by FCBA and Practising Law Institute.