Media Room

July 06, 2004

NCTA STATEMENT ON THE APPOINTMENT OF MICHAEL D. GALLAGHER AS ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF COMMERCE AND ADMINISTRATOR OF THE NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION (NTIA)

Statement of Robert Sachs , President & CEO, National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) On the Appointment of Michael D. Gallagher as Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) “With his extensive background...

STATEMENT OF ROBERT SACHS, PRESIDENT & CEO NCTA REGARDING PRESIDENT BUSH'S SPEECH ON BROADBAND AT THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Statement of Robert Sachs, President & CEO, National Cable & Telecommunications Association Regarding President Bush's Speech on Broadband at the U.S. Department of Commerce “We applaud President Bush's reaffirmation of the Administration’s commitment to universal broadband deployment by 2007...

NCTA’S SACHS OPTS NOT TO SEEK CONTRACT RENEWAL

NCTA's Sachs Opts Not To Seek Contract Renewal Commits to Serve as President & CEO Beyond 2004 as Necessary To Facilitate Search for a Successor NCTA Board Chair Britt to Appoint Search Committee Washington , D.C. – Robert Sachs , President & CEO since 1999 of the National Cable & Telecommunications...

2004 Kaitz Foundation Dinner to Honor Founder Spencer Kaitz

The Walter Kaitz Foundation is the cable industry's national foundation dedicated to diversity.Washington, D.C . – Spencer Kaitz, a life-long diversity advocate, Founder and Secretary of the Walter Kaitz Foundation, and son of the Foundation's namesake, will be honored at the 21 st Annual Kaitz...

NCTA TEAM RAISES $9,000 FOR SUSAN G. KOMEN NATIONAL RACE FOR THE CURE

Over 40 NCTA employees and their families and friends formed Cable Makes Strides, a team that raised over $9,000 for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation National Race for the Cure® is a (5-K) run/walk hosting more than 55,000 participants in 2004...

REGIONAL CABLE NEWS CHANNELS AND STATE PUBLIC AFFAIRS NETWORKS PROVIDE CABLE VIEWERS MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

RTNDF Releases Cable News Report WASHINGTON --A proliferation of cable news and public affairs channels across the country offers millions of viewers more options for becoming informed about and engaged in their communities, according to a new report issued by the Radio and Television News Directors...

NCTA Response on Proposed FCC Study on A La Carte

Statement of Brian Dietz, Senior Director, Communications National Cable & Telecommunications Association Regarding FCC A La Carte Study “As the General Accounting Office (GAO) has found, ‘a la carte' pricing would likely lead to a choice of fewer cable channels at higher prices for consumers. The...

New Public Service Announcements Help Educate Families about Cable Puts You in Control

CLICK HERE TO VIEW 30-SECOND PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. – The cable television industry this week takes the next step in implementing Cable Puts You in Control, its multimedia consumer education campaign to promote responsible television viewing, with the national distribution to...