High-ranking U.S. officials are in Moscow for bilateral talks with...

High-ranking U.S. officials are in Moscow for bilateral talks with the Russian Ministry of Communications and to attend the Russia Information and Communication Technology Roundtable, the State Department said Monday in a news release. The trip’s aim is “beginning a dialogue on a range of topics including broadband, internet governance, cybersecurity, spectrum management, the analog to digital TV transition” and coordinating positions for upcoming ITU conferences, it said. Philip Verveer, U.S. coordinator for international communications and information policy led FCC Commissioner Michael Copps, NTIA Administrator Larry Strickling and other officials at the meetings. It was the first U.S.-Russia ICT roundtable of talks since 2004. The delegation will also meet through Friday with industry representatives and participate in the first Russian Internet Governance Forum and the U.S. Russia Business Council’s first Strategic Infrastructure Forum.