Last week was a busy one at the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland. The signs are very encouraging that the member countries of the WTO are back on track to move the WTO’s trade liberalization agenda forward – from the new International Services Agreement (ISA) to the ongoing negotiations to expand the existing WTO Information Technology Agreement (ITA).
Network Transition: Going From the PSTN to an all Internet Protocol Network

The nation's communications network is undergoing a fundamental change as the “public switched telephone network” (PSTN) transitions toward becoming a platform relying on packet technology using the Internet Protocol (IP) suite of protocols. Although this conversion of the PSTN to an “all-IP” network is inevitable, the transition's timing depends on the resolution of important policy questions.
This TIA program is being hosted by the association’s Broadband Convergence Working Group (BCWG) and will precede a meeting of TIA’s Public Policy Committee. It will be videotaped for replay on our online video network, TIA NOW. ADTRAN Vice President and the BCWG’s Chairman, Gary Bolton, will lead the discussion as its moderator.
When: June 21, 2013, 10:00am - 12:30pm
Where: TIA Headquarters, 1320 N. Courthouse Rd., Suite 200, Arlington, VA 22201
Luncheon Keynote from FCC’s Technology Transitions Policy Task Force
1. Technology to Reach a Post-PSTN Network - "How does the network change?"
- Central Office Technology & design issues
- Last Mile Network & design issues
- Tech transition issues: Switched interconnection to IP interconnection
- Alternative technologies for high cost areas
- Network economics
Speakers:
John Barnhill, Office of the CTO, GENBAND
Alcatel-Lucent representative
2. Barriers for an IP Transition – "What are the hurdles?"
- Legal requirements for IP Transition
- Interconnection -IP vs. PSTN legal framework
- Public safety issues
- Legacy technologies that rely on PSTN - Will users be stranded?
Speakers:
Daniel Berninger, Founder, Voice Communication Exchange
Jeff Cohen, Chief Counsel for Law and Policy and Director of Government Relations, APCO
3. Options for the IP Transition – "How to Do it?"
- Transition Proposals
• Trial wire center proposal
• FCC TAC's "Set a Date Certain" approach - Continuing carrier obligations
- High cost areas, USF - CAF
- What are the total costs of ownership savings for IP networks?
- Role of States – carriers of last resort
Speakers:
Bob Quinn, Senior Vice President-Federal Regulatory, AT&T
Lisa R. Youngers, Vice President, Federal Affairs, XO (invited)
David Young, Vice President, Federal Regulatory Affairs, Verizon
Press is invited and should register themselves with Rational 360 by emailing: AshleyRook@Rational360.com
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