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Vol. 9 No. 15                         April 15, 2013
In This Issue
COMPTEL PLUS
ON CAPITOL HILL
MARKET RESEARCH
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
MEMBER NEWS







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DEADLINES

 

April 16

Comments due on Petition to Reverse Forbearance from Dominant Carrier Regulations of ILECs' Non-TDM-Based Special Access Services

 

May 31

Reply comments due on Petition to Reverse Forbearance from Dominant Carrier Regulations of ILECs' Non-TDM-Based Special Access Services  

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TOP OF THE NEWS
Session Proposals Now Being Accepted for  
COMPTEL PLUS Fall 2013 Convention

Deadline For Submissions is Monday, May 13

 

COMPTEL is now accepting session proposals for the COMPTEL PLUS Fall 2013 Convention & EXPO, which is taking place Monday, September 23 to Thursday, September 26, at the Gaylord Palms in Orlando. All session proposals must be submitted by no later than May 13.   


We invite you to share your insights into business strategies, innovative technologies and/or regulatory trends that are shaping the future of the competitive communications industry. Below you'll find some general themes we are considering for our agenda. We also welcome your input on other relevant, thought-provoking and timely topics, panel discussions and case studies that would be of interest to the communications industry. Themes include:

Business

  • Business Growth: Raising Capital for your Business
  • Carrier Ethernet 2.0
  • Cloud
  • Company Valuation: Preparing for Exit Strategies or Expansion
  • Cyber Security
  • New Products and Revenue Opportunities
  • Sales: New Strategies and Tactics
  • Compliance: Health Care for the America Plan and other federal requirements

Technology

  • Alternative Technologies and Deployment Strategies
  • Dark Fiber
  • Ethernet-over-Copper
  • Fixed Wireless
  • Wireless Backhaul
  • Short Duration Messaging and its applications
  • Software Defined Networking
  • Webcasting and Network Capacity

Regulatory 

  • Cyber Security: Impact of proposed legislation on providers
  • FCC: What to expect with new leadership
  • Fiber Deployment: What are the Barriers to Entry?
  • SIP Interconnection
  • Last Mile Access: Copper, fiber, wireless alternatives
  • Numbering: Pending charges in eligibility requirements
  • Special Access
  • Spectrum Auction
  • Rural Markets: Call termination, compliance and data collection, broadband and video deployment
  • USF Contribution Reform

For details on how to submit a proposal and a link to the online submission form, please visit the COMPTEL PLUS website. If you have questions, please email Tracy MacDonald or call 202-296-6650. 

  

ON CAPITOL HILL

COMPTEL Urges Lawmakers to Consider Potential Unintended Consequences of Internet Governance Bill

On April 11, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology be voted to approve draft legislation relating to recent international proposals on Internet governance that gained attention at the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT-12) summit in Dubai late last year. On December 5, 2012, Congress unanimously passed a non-binding concurrent resolution (S.Con.Res 50) that stated U.S. trade officials "should continue working to implement the position of the United States on Internet governance that clearly articulates the consistent and unequivocal policy of the United States to promote a global Internet free from government control and preserve and advance the successful multistakeholder model that governs the Internet today."

The draft legislation proposed by the subcommittee in February changed last year's concurrent resolution into a statutory policy statement, which says that it is "the policy of the United States to promote a global Internet free from government control and to preserve and advance the successful multistakeholder model that governs the Internet."

COMPTEL sent a letter to the subcommittee on April 10 raising the concern that such a policy statement set in statute could be misused in the U.S. to influence communications policy decisions that are unrelated to the Internet, specifically, the IP transition proceedings. While COMPTEL did not specifically oppose the bill, we wanted to make the committee aware of the potential unintended consequence.

As a result of the concerns raised by COMPTEL, and other groups, the chairman and ranking member agreed to work on language that would address these concerns before the Full Committee votes on this legislation.

MARKET RESEARCH

NPRG Releases Competitive Market Analysis

COMPTEL Members Eligible for 20 Percent Discount
New Paradigm Resources Group"s (NPRG) research report entitled "Competitive Carrier Market Analysis: Service Reach, Market Potential and Market Share" offers a foundational examination of the competitive carrier space, identifying:
  • service providers currently operating as the core of the "competitive carrier" industry;
  • the specific geographic markets in which these providers operate and provide service;
  • the market share of the business services segment each of these carriers holds on a market-by-market basis;
  • the in-market potential each carrier has on a market-by-market basis in the business services space.

The report focuses on the metro (local) market level and examines the business services market. Included in the report are carriers (which are often referred to as "competitive carriers"), which are those that have deployed metro fiber infrastructure, as well as network intelligence (such as switching platforms) to provide advanced services to business customers. These facilities-based "competitive carriers" include CLECs, Cable MSOs and certain ILECs, together serving as the core of the competitive carrier sector.

COMPTEL Member Discount
The retail cost of the "Competitive Carrier Market Analysis" report is $1,450 For an additional $650, NPRG will provide market data in spreadsheet format. COMPTEL members are eligible for a 20 percent discount: $1,160 for the report and $520 for the spreadsheet.

To purchase the report, and receive your COMPTEL member discount, call (312) 980-4701 and mention that you are a COMPTEL member.  

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.

April 16           
Regulatory/Legislative Committee Meeting
2 p.m.              Contact Karen Reidy

April 23           Regulatory/Legislative Committee Meeting
2 p.m.              Contact Karen Reidy
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