VOICE OVER
INTERNET PROTOCOL
Conference in Detail
Friday • August 20, 2004
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| 8:30 | Key Economic Issues: To What Extent Does VoIP Have Genuine Cost Advantages? |
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| • Universal Service and other regulatory surcharges: Is the goal of maintaining universal access to affordable POTS service becoming irrelevant? If VoIP is an information service, can the FCC continue to support federal universal funding? |
Jon C. Garcia Principal McKinsey & Company Washington, DC |
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| • Access charges and other intercarrier compensation arrangements: Can we shoe-horn VoIP into the current intercarrier compensation scheme? If so, how? |
David L. Sieradzki, Esq. Hogan & Hartson L.L.P. Washington, DC |
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| • State taxes: Is VoIP an interstate service? If so, what is the nexus for state taxation? What amount of money is at stake for the states? |
Glenn S. Miller, Esq. Swidler Berlin Shereff Friedman, LLP Washington, DC |
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Local franchise fees |
William M. Marticorena, II, Esq. Rutan & Tucker LLP Costa Mesa, CA |
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| 10:30 | Break |
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| 10:45 | E911 Issues |
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| • Technological capabilities: Challenges of providing call back at locations issues to the PSAP? Necessary network elements and upgrades |
Rick Jones Operations Issues Director National Emergency Numbers Association (NENA) Arlington, VA |
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| • Regulatory initiatives and likely outcomes: What’s happening at the federal and state level? Will there be requirements for VoIP providers to provide emergency backup power sources to ensure that users can place calls during an emergency? To what extent should VoIP providers face civil liability for failing to connect emergency calls if death or serious injury occur? |
Connie O. Hughes Commissioner New Jersey Board of Public Utilities Newark, NJ |
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| 12:15 | Lunch (on your own) |
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| 1:30 | Disability Access: To What Extent Can, and Should,
VoIP Providers Comply with Existing Disability Access Requirements? |
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Regulatory issues: Initiatives and likely outcomes |
Alice L. Elder Federal Communications Commission Washington, DC |
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Technological issues |
Robert J. Bluemer Western Region Director Public Sector Markets Aveya Inc. Hickory Hills, IL |
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| 2:15 | What Will it Take for VoIP Providers to Meet CALEA Compliance Requirements? |
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Legal requirements and pending issues |
Craig Walker, Esq. CEO Dialpad Communications, Inc. Milpitas, CA |
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Technical capabilities and operational issues |
H. Michael Warren President fiducianet, inc. Washington, DC |
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| 3:30 | Adjourn |
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