| September is VoIP Regulatory Month in the US On September 8th and 9th there will be a couple of scheduled events which the state of VoIP regulation in the US will be addressed. These issues will be addressed in greater detail at an all-day telecom policy summit that pulver.com is hosting on September 22nd.
Both the September 8th and 9th events are free and both will have webcasts available:
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September 8th:
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ITAA Event - Information Technology Association of America
»www.itaa.org/events/event.cfm?EventID=820
Innovation At the Edge: The battle over Voice over Internet Protocol in the States
- 2pm eastern, 11am pacific
Presenter - Jim Kohlenberger & Jeff Pulver
ITAA Contact - Mark Uncapher, muncapher@itaa.org
Register for the Webcast: »www.itaa.org/events/register.cfm?EventID=820
"Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is curretly undergoing growing state regulatory scrutiny."
This webcast will cover these developments and their potential impact on consumers with two VoIP experts:
Jim Kohlenberger is a former White House Senior Domestic Policy Advisor and specialist on telecom policy.
Jeff Pulver, President and CEO of pulver.com, Inc.
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September 9th:
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Cato Institute Event - Will Internet Telephony Bring About a Revolution in Telecom Policy?
11:00 am EST
Register for the Cato event:
»www.cato.org/events/030909pf.html
Featuring: J. Scott Marcus, Federal Communications Commission; Link Hoewing, Verizon; Brad Ramsay, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners; Marilyn Cade, AT&T; and Jeff Pulver, Pulver.com.
The Cato Institute
1000 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001
"Many Internet engineers and technologists have long dreamed about a day when voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) service, or “Internet telephony,” would supplement if not totally supplant, traditional analog, circuit-switched communications networks. This dream may soon become a reality as the VoIP service has blossomed and is increasingly being used by consumers to bypass traditional phone lines and regulations. The revolutionary impact of VoIP has not gone unnoticed by policy makers, however, as discussions are underway at the federal and state level about how to regulate Internet telephony as it grows more popular. Should VoIP be treated like traditional telecommunications services and regulated and taxed accordingly, or is a new regulatory regime in order? And can VoIP be regulated at all given the ubiquitous nature of Internet communications? These issues will be discussed by a diverse panel of industry experts."
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September 22nd:
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On September 22nd pulver.com is hosting a Telecom Policy Summit in Boston at Fall 2003 VON. There will be a number of people representing some of the State PUCs at Fall VON.
Details are available at:
»pulver.com/von/schedule_fall3.html |
