VOICE OVER IP
Conference in Detail
Thursday • March 11, 2004
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| 8:30 | Introduction and Overview: What is VoIP/IP Telephony? Why is it Important? |
David Simpson, Esq. Program Co-Chair Simpson Partners San Francisco, CA William B. Wilhelm, Jr., Esq. Program Co-Chair Swidler Berlin Shereff Friedman, LLP Washington, DC |
| 8:45 | How Does VoIP Work? What is Necessary for Acceptable Voice Quality? The basic technology (it’s not just about telephones): A primer on IP Telephony and the different methods or network arrangements that fall under the general VoIP concept |
David S. Holub Director of Product Development Creative Interconnect Communications LLC San Francisco, CA |
| 9:30 | Who is Ready for VoIP? Technical and business considerations for users considering a transition to Voice Over IP |
Matthew Dinsmore Principal TMNG Strategy Boston, MA |
| 10:15 | Break |
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| 10:30 | Status of IP/Telephony Under Current Law |
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Federal level |
Jeffrey J. Carlisle, Esq. Senior Deputy Chief Wireline Competition Bureau Federal Communications Commission Washington, DC |
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| • State level |
Brooks E. Harlow, Esq. Miller Nash LLP Seattle, WA |
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| • Forbearance petition on VoIP |
William P. Hunt, III, Esq. Level 3 Communications, Inc. Broomfield, CO |
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| 12:00 | Lunch (on your own) |
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| 1:15 | The Debate Over Potential Impacts on Key Social Policies |
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| • Universal Service Fund: Whether VoIP providers should pay into the fund and whether they should be able to draw out of the fund; alternatives under consideration |
David E. Bronston, Esq. Wolf, Block, Schorr & Solis-Cohen LLP New York, NY |
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| • Support for 911: Can VoIP pass location information to the PSAP? What regulations are necessary? What approach? Who should do it? |
Cynthia A. Clugy, ENP Director, Regulatory Affairs Intrado Longmont, CO |
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| • CALEA issues: What will it take for VoIP providers to meet CALEA compliance requirements? |
Christopher W. Savage, Esq. Cole, Raywid & Braverman L.L.P. Washington, DC |
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| 3:15 | Break |
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| 3:30 | Key Economic Issues Perspectives on Intercarrier compensation arrangements for the termination of voice traffic over IP: Does it qualify for the ISP enhanced services exemption? What can LECs charge IXCs? |
Douglas G. Bonner, Esq. LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae, L.L.P. San Francisco, CA Bryan R. Martin, CEO 8x8, Inc. Santa Clara, CA Suzanne Toller, Esq. Davis Wright Tremaine LLP San Francisco, CA |
| 5:30 | End of Day |
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