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Vol. 8 No. 48                          December 10, 2012 
In This Issue
TOP OF THE NEWS
COMPTEL PLUS
MEMBER PROFILE
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
MEMBER NEWS 

Cyan Customer CenturyLink Wins MEF Carrier Ethernet Award

FiberLight Announces a New Long-Term $105 Million Financing Arrangement With CoBank, ACB

FiberLight CEO Michael Miller Named 2012 ATP Technical Service Provider Leadership Award

Lumos Networks Chooses Equinox's Protector For Automated Fraud Management

Transmode Expands North American Operations with New Support and Service Center

Transmode Wins Sweden's Gold Mobile 2012 Award as "Company of the Year"

For more information about submitting member company news, please contact Gail Norris.   
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TOP OF THE NEWS
InfoVista Backbone Capacity Planning Webinar Now Available in COMPTEL Webinar Program Archives
On December 5, 2012, InfoVista presented a webinar entitled "Bringing Science to the Art of Backbone Capacity Planning - A Flow and Analytics Based Approach."
 
Peter Christensen, InfoVista's  product marketing manager, Application Performance Management, led the webinar. During the webinar attendees learned how CSP backbone capacity planners and network architects alleviate pressure on their infrastructure by leveraging a flow-based capacity planning methodology. 
 
Slides and the webinar recording are now available in the archives on the COMPTEL website. InfoVista also has additional resources on Backbone Capacity Planning available, including a white paper and an On-Demand video.

COMPTEL Webinar Program 
The InfoVista Backbone Capacity Planning Webinar is part of the COMPTEL Webinar Program, which is powered by Copper Services. For more information about hosting your own Webinar, please e-mail Tracy MacDonald or call 202-296-6650.
COMPTEL PLUS 
Time to Start Planning Ahead for COMPTEL PLUS Spring
Show Scheduled for March 10-13 in Las Vegas

COMPTEL offers a number of ways to increase your company's exposure at the COMPTEL PLUS Spring 2013 Convention & EXPO, which is taking place at the Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas March 10-13:
  • Exhibit - COMPTEL PLUS shows attract a diverse, continually growing mix of attendees. By exhibiting at COMPTEL PLUS, you can get the undivided attention of these individuals, who are key purchasing decisionmakers at their companies. Prime exhibit spaces are moving fast. Visit the COMPTEL PLUS website for more information regarding exhibiting, e-mail Dave Gerhardt or call 312-541-0567.
  • Sponsor - By becoming a sponsor at COMPTEL PLUS, your company can stand out from the crowd. In addition, sponsors can improve their chance of securing a meeting room, save money on exhibit costs, and obtain conference passes and content space in the conference program guide. Information on available sponsorships is on the COMPTEL PLUS website. For questions, e-mail Amy Smith or call 202-296-6650.
  • Register - Early bird registration is now open. Sign up now to attend and take advantage of considerable savings off the regular rates for full conference or networking passes. If you're not already a member, join COMPTEL and enjoy additional savings off registration and exhibit fees. For more information on membership, e-mail Kevin Morris
MEMBER PROFILE
Fatbeam Brings Fiber to Underserved Markets
Founded in 2010, Fatbeam builds fiber optic networks in underserved third and fourth tier markets in the Pacific Northwest. These are markets that were overlooked and simply did not get fiber before the telecom meltdown in 2001. The company's products include metro Ethernet and dark fiber.  

Visit the COMPTEL website to read more about Fatbeam.

For more information on submitting or updating a member profile, or updating an existing one, e-mail Anna Bayer or call 202-296-6650.
COMMITTEE MEETINGS 
All COMPTEL Committee meetings are held at the Association's headquarters, 900 17th Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, D.C. 20006, unless otherwise noted.  All times listed are Eastern. For more information, call 202-296-6650.

December 11     
Regulatory/Legislative Committee Meeting
2 p.m.              Contact Karen Reidy

December 18   Regulatory/Legislative Committee Meeting
2 p.m.              Contact Karen Reidy
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