The Aspen Summit

Just returned from a week in Colorado, never sleeping below 8,000 feet. Good to be back at sea level.

But I should note that the primary reason for my trip was The Progress & Freedom Foundation's 2006 Aspen Summit. It was quite an affair, with speakers such as FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein, Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney, Qwest Chairman-CEO Richard Notebaert and Qualcomm co-founder and chairman Irwin Jacobs. FTC Chairman Deborah Majoras made news, announcing the launch of a task force that will clarify the Commission's regulatory authority over broadband, key to the net neutrality debate.

All of the Monday and Tuesday panels and speeches can be seen in webcast form, including my Tuesday afternoon panel featuring nine public officials -- 4 senior Hill staff, 2 FTC senior staff, one senior Commerce Dept. official, one State Dept. ambassador, and Vice President Cheney's domestic policy advisor.

Anyone wishing to know more about the Summit or PFF should feel free to contact me.