Larry Irving to Step Down as Co-Chair of the Internet Innovation Alliance

Irving tapped by HP to lead Global Government Affairs
WASHINGTON--(Business Wire)--
Larry Irving will step down as co-chairman of the Internet Innovation Alliance
(IIA) in September, the IIA announced today. Irving will join Hewlett Packard,
the world`s leading technology company, as vice president of Global Government
Affairs. At HP, he will be responsible for shaping public policy and building
relationships worldwide with government officials, community leaders,
non-governmental organizations and business partners.

"This is a fantastic opportunity to continue to have a voice in shaping the way
the world uses technology," said Irving. "I look forward to my new role and to
watching the IIA continue its very important mission of educating and advocating
for 100 percent broadband adoption and access for all Americans."

Irving and Bruce Mehlman co-founded the IIA in 2004 to help solve, through
technology, many of the challenges that our country is facing today. The
Internet Innovation Alliance is a broad-based coalition of business and
non-profit organizations that aims to ensure every American has access to
broadband Internet. IIA has long supported the creation of a comprehensive
National Broadband Strategy to complement market efforts to achieve universal
broadband availability and adoption.

"It is with great regret that we say goodbye to Larry, but with great
anticipation that we watch him take on this new, very important role," said IIA
Co-Chairman Bruce Mehlman. "Our warmest wishes and inexpressible appreciation go
with Larry as he departs the IIA. We look forward to continuing our work
advocating for broadband access and adoption."

Irving served for nearly seven years as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for
Communications and Information during the Clinton Administration and as
Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration
(NTIA), advising the President, Vice President and Secretary of Commerce on
domestic and international information technology issues. He is widely credited
with coining the term the `digital divide` and was the principal author of the
landmark Federal survey "Falling Through the Net," which tracked access to
telecommunications across demographic lines. He was named one of the 50 most
influential persons in the 'Year of the Internet' by Newsweek and recently
played an integral role on the Obama-Biden Transition Team.

About The Internet Innovation Alliance

Larry Irving and Bruce Mehlman founded the Internet Innovation Alliance
(www.internetinnovation.org) in 2004. The Internet Innovation Alliance is a
broad-based coalition of business and non-profit organizations that aims to
ensure every American has access to broadband Internet. IIA supports U.S.
leaders` creation of a comprehensive National Broadband Strategy to complement
market efforts to achieve universal broadband availability and adoption.

Internet Innovation Alliance
Lauren DuBois, 212-446-1865
Lauren@internetinnovation.org

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