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Conference in Detail (Day 1)
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| 8:30 | Introduction and Overview |
Mark Calhoun, Esq., Program Co-Chair Calhoun & Stacy Dallas, TX |
| 8:45 | Evolutionary Trends in the Telecommunications Industry With growing momentum, technological and market forces have been relentlessly moving the telecommunications industry towards fully competitive markets. |
Brooks Harlow, Esq. Miller Nash Wiener Hager & Carlsen Seattle, WA |
| 9:30 | Where Telecommunications Technology and the Industry are Heading |
Robert A. Mercer, Ph.D. HAI Consulting, Inc. Boulder, CO |
| 10:15 | Break |
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| 10:30 | Regulatory Structure • Overview of Federal, State, and Local Regulationafter the 1996 Telecommunications Act • Results of the 1999 Legislative Session |
Tom W. Davidson, Esq. Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld Washington, DC Monte Akers Texas Municipal League Austin, TX |
| 12:00 | Luncheon Address: The Relationship between State and Local Policymaking: What to Expect from the PUC |
The Hon. Bret Pearlman Public Utility Commission of Texas Austin, TX |
| 1:00 | Competitively Neutral Policies • Municipal Franchises as a Barrier to Entry • Open Internet Access over Cable Systems |
Douglas G. Bonner, Esq. Arent Fox Kintner Plotkin & Kahn Washington, DC Matthew C. Ames, Esq. Miller & Van Eaton Washington, DC |
| 2:45 | Industry Views on Competitive Neutrality • Combined IXC/CLEC View • Wireless Carriers • Cable Telecommunications |
Alfred R. Herrera, Esq. MCI WorldCom Austin, TX Thomas Ratliff Ratliff Company Austin, TX James A. Stenger Ross & Hardies Washington, DC |
| 4:30 | A Municipality’s Perspective on Competitive Neutrality |
Janis Everhart City of Dallas Dallas, TX |
| 5:00 | Reception |
Sponsored by Calhoun & Stacy Members of the Faculty |
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