Delay for Trump Transition Meeting With Telecom, Tech Officials

A private meeting between the transition team for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and telecom and tech officials was postponed. Trump transition officials initially scheduled an hourlong meeting for Thursday morning at the BakerHostetler law firm offices in Washington, with likely attendees expected to include CTA, the Internet Association, MPAA, Information Technology Industry Council and CTIA, plus people representing individual companies and possibly New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, chairman of the Trump transition effort (see 1609290070). But industry officials told us the meeting was pushed back a day and is now expected to occur Friday. The Trump campaign lacks any telecom and tech agenda, and some Republican lawmakers told us Trump should look to Congress (see 1609300050).