BIA to co-host telecommunications forum

October 20, 2005

NH Business Review Staff,

“Revitalizing the Telecommunications Industry: What It Means for New Hampshire,” a breakfast forum focusing on the nation’s telecommunications laws, will be co-hosted next month by the Business & Industry Association of New Hampshire and the US Chamber of Commerce
The event will be held from 7:30 to 10 a.m. Nov. 10 at the Center of New Hampshire in Manchester.
Telecommunications forum presenters will include William Kovacs, vice president of environment, technology and regulatory affairs for the chamber; Polly Brown, regional president of Verizon; Jim-Joe Waz, vice president-external affairs and public policy counsel, Comcast; and Kate Bailey, director of telecommunications for the state Public Utilities Commission.
Invited speakers include Sen. John Sununu and Congressman Charlie Bass.
For more information, or to register, visit nhbia.org or call 603-224-5388, ext. 100. – NHBR STAFF REPORT

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