NTIA Cancels Broadband Workshop

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NTIA Cancels Broadband WorkshopThe FCC and the National Telecommunications & Information Administration are taking different approaches to scheduled workshops and a possible Oct. 1 government shutdown.

NTIA announced Monday that it had cancelled an Oct. 7 workshop on educational broadband connectivity due to "uncertainty surrounding a potential government shutdown."

NTIA said it wanted to give participants enough time to change travel plans.

The FCC, however, signaled Monday that its Oct. 1 workshop on cybersecurity and protecting children and families was still a go, though only if the government remains open.

At press time, a shut-down was looking increasingly likely as Republicans and Democrats continued to disagree over a bill to keep funding the government.

John Eggerton
John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.