A Comprehensive Conference On
NEGOTIATING
TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEALS
Conference in Detail
Day 1 - Thursday November 14, 2002
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| 8:30 | Introduction and Overview Varieties of commercial telecommunications transactions today — Negotiating deals after the shake-out |
Mary Jo Peed, Esq. Program Co-Chair BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. Atlanta, GA Walter Sapronov, Esq. Program Co-Chair Gerry & Sapronov LLP Atlanta, GA |
| 8:45 | Carrier Interconnection Agreements: Competitors and Incumbents Compulsory negotiation under the Telecommunications Act of 1996—Impact of recent judicial decisions: CLEC, Wireless, Bell Company and Independent Telco perspectives |
Sean M. Foley, Esq. AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. Arlington, VA Parkey D. Jordan, Esq. BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. Atlanta, GA Bill Magness, Esq. Casey & Gentz LLP Austin, TX |
| 10:15 | Break |
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| 10:30 | Internet and Broadband Access Transactional and regulatory issues in xDSL, broadband and cable access to the Internet; the Verizon-Microsoft alliance and other combinations |
David Baker, Esq. EarthLink, Inc. Atlanta, GA Herbert E. Marks, Esq. Squire, Sanders & Dempsey Washington, DC Chad S. Wachter, Esq. Knology, Inc. West Point, GA |
| 12:00 | Lunch (on your own) |
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| 1:00 | User Deals—Part I Negotiation of detariffed voice and data agreements; outsourcing; local exchange contract services arrangements (CSAs) |
C. Douglas Jarrett, Esq. Keller and Heckman LLP Washington, DC Henry D. Levine, Esq. Levine, Blaszak, Block & Boothby, LLP Washington, DC Michael M. Turbes, Esq. BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. Atlanta, GA |
| 2:15 | User Deals—Part II Business deal points; financial analysis; price trends |
Larry Ewing AT&T Business Development Tulsa, OK Anton Freund Union Square Associates, Inc. Stamford, CT |
| 3:15 | Break |
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| 3:30 | Rights-of-Way, Pole Attachments, Building Access, and IRUs Accessing the “Last Foot:” negotiating rights-of-way with municipalities, pole attachment agreements with utilities, and building/rooftop access with landlords; Grants and “swaps” of indefeasible rights of use (“IRUs”) |
Stephen R. Bell, Esq. Willkie Farr & Gallagher Washington, DC Norman B. Gerry, Esq. Gerry & Sapronov LLP Atlanta, GA Raymond Kowalski, Esq. Troutman Sanders LLP Atlanta, GA |
| 5:00 | Questions and Answers | Members of the Faculty |
| 5:30 | Reception for Faculty & Attendees |
Sponsored by: BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. Gerry & Sapronov LLP |
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