NTIA ANNOUNCES New Frontiers on the Information Superhighway:

A Dialog with Industry Players and Washington Policymakers

April 1, 1998
Wednesday
9:30a.m. - 11:30a.m.
National Press Club
13th Floor
529 14th Street, NW Washington, D.C.

The recent trend toward liberalized global telecommunications markets has opened up a $675 billion international market in telecom equipment and services. Given the opportunities this expansion offers for U.S. businesses, the U.S. Department of Commerce is hosting a roundtable of industry representatives and Washington policymakers to discuss:

• What are successful strategies for penetration into newly liberalized markets?
• What are current or potential barriers to global market entry and expansion in newly liberalized markets due to policy, regulation or other hurdles?
• How has/should U.S. policy influenced changes in the telecommunications market?

The forum will be broadcast live via the Internet. Information about how to access the broadcast will be available on NTIA's home page at

www.ntia.doc.gov.

The forum is open to public participation.

Limited seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Doors open at 9:00 a.m.

This program is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other ancillary aids should be directed to the point of contact or to the e-mail address listed below at least five (5) working days prior to the forum.

For more information please contact:
Patrice Washington at 202-482-7002
or
forum@ntia.doc.gov