Mr. Arlen is President of Arlen Communications Inc., a Washington, D.C. based research and consulting firm specializing in converging telecommunications, media and information services. Mr. Arlen�s primary focus is on new applications and policy implications of broadband, interactive and digital media systems for residential and enterprise deployments. He is also a partner in the Alwyn Group LLC, a competitive services consultancy. For more than 25 years, Arlen has conducted extensive research on business development and customer acceptance of new telecom/media technologies. His recent focus has included "triple play" deployment (voice + data + video) and the markets for such services and his clients have included AT&T, Discovery Communications, Sony, Microsoft, Intel and the National Football League. Arlen was a founder and director of the group known as the Internet Alliance and is currently a director of NTN Communications (Amex: NTN). He also has created and published several trade newsletters and has written on-going analytical commentaries for industry periodicals, including Multichannel News, Washington Technology and Telecommunications Reports.