INCOMPAS, which represents edge providers as well as competitive carriers, has added a top antitrust official to the lineup for its annual Policy Summit March 3 in Washington.

David Lawrence, chief of the competition policy and advocacy section at the Department of Justice, has been added as a speaker. 

He joins a lineup that includes Rep. Mike Doyle (D-Pa.), chairman of the House Communications Subcommittee, Rep. Bob Latta, ranking member of the subcommittee, and FCC commissioners Jessica Rosenworcel (Democrat) and Brendan Carr (Republican). 

Currently both Justice and the Federal Trade Commission are investigating edge provider activity and the FTC just announced it is seeking information on the smaller companies tech giants have bought on their way to becoming dominant players in the U.S. economy.

FCC chairman Ajit Pai will address the American Cable Association annual policy summit in Washington, according to ACA.

Pai will speak on the morning of March 30, before the attendees fan out to the FCC and Hill to carry their message of keeping the needs of smaller and midsized operators top of mind.

"Chairman Pai has long recognized and appreciated the important role that smaller providers play in deploying high-performance broadband networks in small communities and rural areas and in bringing competition to urban areas," said ACA president Matt Polka. "Moreover, he understands that regulations can be disproportionately costly for smaller providers and deter them from investing to meet their customers' needs.

"ACA members have spent billions on their networks over the past decade, and, as these smaller providers prepare to continue upgrading and expanding their networks, they are eager to hear from chairman Pai about his plans for the FCC to remove barriers to growth and ensure broadband service is provided to all Americans as efficiently as possible," Polka added.

Pai joins the other FCC Republican, Michael O'Rielly, who is already scheduled to speak. The summit is taking place at the Grand Hyatt Hotel March 28-30.

The American Cable Association has added another top D.C. policymaker to its policy summit in Washington March 28-30.

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rogers (R-Wash.), chair of the House Republican Conference, will speak at the summit March 29.

Also among the speakers at the event is Republican Federal Communications Commission member Michael O'Rielly and Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.).

The event combines panels, speeches and networking opportunities with a chance for ACA's medium and smaller operators to take their issues to the Hill and the FCC.

The ACA Summit will be at D.C.'s Grand Hyatt Hotel. Multichannel News is a co-sponsor of the event.

Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.) will speak at the upcoming American Cable Association annual policy summit (March 28-30) in Washington, the ACA said Wedneday (Jan. 18).

"Rep. Schrader has a solid understanding of the issues that ACA members care about the most," Matt Polka, ACA president, said in a statement. "ACA members greatly appreciate Rep. Schrader's attendance so they can thank him personally for helping fight unfair set-top box regulations brewing last year at the Federal Communications Commission."

Schrader joined with other legislators to register their concerns with FCC chairman Tom Wheeler's proposed set-top revamp, which was ultimately pulled due to bipartisan pushback, including from within the FCC itself.

Schrader is a small business owner who shares similar perspectives with ACA members, who are small and midsized cable operators and telecom providers.