Apr 26, 2010 12:24 PM,

USTelecom and Connected Planet Announce June 22 Symposium: Building a Better Internet

By Connected Planet Staff

To be held in Washington, D.C., the event will explore consumer expectations for the Internet, domestic and International efforts to expand broadband, and ways of creating a more efficient Internet for delivering a broad range of current and new services to consumers and businesses.

APRIL 26, 2010 (Washington, D.C. and Chicago, Ill.) – USTelecom and Connected Planet will hold an interactive symposium on June 22 in Washington, D.C. to explore the changing Internet from a business and consumer perspective. Building a Better Internet will take place at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Washington, D.C. The symposium will provide in-depth looks at consumer expectations for the Internet, domestic and International efforts to expand broadband, and ways of creating a more efficient Internet for delivering a broad range of current and new services to consumers and businesses. Experts and audience members will have the opportunity to probe these topics with the presenters in interactive discussions during this day-long event.

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“We are pleased to join with Connected Planet in hosting this symposium designed to provide real insight into the complexity and richness of today’s broadband Internet. It will provide a chance for participants to learn more about where we are and where the Internet is headed,” said Walter B. McCormick Jr., President and CEO of USTelecom.

“We are combining USTelecom’s industry leadership and expertise and Connected Planet’s experience delivering timely information and analysis to create a cutting-edge event on the evolution of this industry,” said Wayne Madden, market leader for Penton Media’s Digital Media and Communications division. “The collective intelligence we will deliver at this conference will help attendees stay on top of the rapid and significant changes transforming their professional world.”

For more information on sponsorship and registration for Building a Better Internet, visit connectedplanetonline.com/ustelecom.

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About USTelecom
The United States Telecom Association, USTelecom, is the premier broadband trade association representing service providers and suppliers for the telecom industry. USTelecom represents companies offering a wide range of services across the communications platforms, including voice, video and data over local exchange, long distance, wireless, Internet and cable services.

Connected Planet, a Penton Media publication, examines the ways in which communications is transforming the way the world collaborates, conducts business and is entertained and informed. At connectedplanetonline.com, we chronicle communications service providers’ efforts to build tomorrow’s innovative networks and how yesterday’s networks are becoming the “smart pipes” of tomorrow, capable of carrying new network-driven solutions—such as telemedicine, smart energy delivery, digital home services and more–that are helping to reinvent the way the world works.
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For registration information, contact:

Kim Davidson, Connected Planet
kim.davidson@penton.com
913-967-1837

For media inquiries ONLY , contact:
Anne Veigle, USTelecom
aveigle@ustelecom.org
202-326-7344