Executive Telecom Briefings on "Telecom Policy and Regulation Issues for 2007".

BOSTON -- Information Gatekeepers, Inc. (IGI), in cooperation with Information Age Economics (IAE) and Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, will organize a series of Executive Telecom Briefings on "Telecom Policy and Regulation Issues for 2007." The first event of this series will be held on March 8 at the offices of Paul, Hastings in Washington, DC. The series will be part of IGI's Executive Telecom Briefings, which have been highly regarded for their timeliness and quality content.

"2007 will be characterized by consolidation and convergence in almost every sector -- wired, wireless, cable TV, radio & TV broadcasting and other mass media/program production, satellites, and Internet/IP-based services," comments Dr. Alan Pearce, president and CEO of Information Age Economics, and formerly chief economist, Federal Communications Commission. "The 110th Congress will not be the 'do nothing' Congress, but that does not mean it will accomplish anything 'great' in the telecommunications-information-entertainment industry. Nonetheless, there will be hearings and possible legislation on the following issues: Network Neutrality, Mega Mergers, Broadband & Universal Service, Media Cross & Multiple Ownership and Obscenity, and Copyright Issues." Dr. Alan Pearce will serve as chair of this series of Executive Telecom Briefings.

"The latter part of the last century saw a relaxation in the foreign ownership limitations, consistent with the United States philosophy of open trade. However, the hallmark of the beginning of the 21st century has seen a return to more exacting scrutiny of foreign investment in the US telecommunication industry," argues Tara Giunta, partner at Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, a Washington D.C.-based international law firm and co-organizer of this event. "In the past several years in particular, the U.S. Government has expanded the type and scope of transactions it will review. The result is that the U.S. Government is reviewing these transactions and is holding them up pending that review and typically after the private parties have agreed to a long list of conditions. National security clearance is now a reality for virtually any U.S. telecommunications project involving a foreign party. We will review the foreign ownership rules, the 'Team Telecom' review and the type of conditions typically placed on foreign ownership of FCC licensees."

The Executive Telecom Briefings on "Telecommunication Policy and Regulatory Issues for 2007" are directed at understanding how telecommunication and policy decisions in Washington, D.C., will affect the telecommunications market and should be of interest to the following:

* Carriers

* Regulatory lawyers

* Investors

* Venture capitalists

* Systems suppliers

* Subsystems and component suppliers

* Consultants

For more information or to register for the Briefings, please visit www.telecombriefings.com/brief_T19.html or contact Dr. Hui Pan, chief economist, IGI, at 1-617-782-5033 or [e-mail].