Dear Colleague:

On behalf of Time Warner Cable, we are very pleased to launch our Research Program on Digital Communications. The aim of the Research Program is to tap into the best minds in the academic and public policy communities and stimulate research into the challenges facing the telecommunications industry. The Research Program will award stipends to generate reports that we hope will provide new information, insights, and practical advice.

Over the next year, we plan to look at key questions such as advertising and the role of network operators, the future of video programming and consumer use of navigation devices, cable television’s digital migration, the future of cable networking and infrastructure, video convergence and Internet video, and innovation in broadband networks. The deadline for applications for the first round of research stipends will be April 1, 2010.

We are also pleased to announce that Fernando R. Laguarda, Vice President, External Affairs and Policy Counselor at Time Warner Cable, will coordinate the activities of the Research Program. For questions regarding the Research Program, Fernando can be reached at (202) 370-4245 or by e-mail at .

We hope that the Time Warner Cable Research Program will play an important role in helping to increase our understanding of the challenges and opportunities created by digital technologies in the decade ahead.

Gail G. MacKinnon
Executive Vice President and Chief Government Relations Officer
Time Warner Cable