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TOP OF THE NEWS
COMPTEL to Move to New Headquarters on Friday
 COMPTEL is excited to announce that on Friday, August 23, 2013, we will be relocating our headquarters to 1200 G St NW, Suite 350, Washington, DC 20005. Our phone number will remain 202-296-6650.While we hope to remain accessible during the move, some downtime of our systems and network is unavoidable. Our phone system and data network will be off-line starting at noon ET on Friday, August 23. We will have all systems up and running by the start of business on Monday, August 26 and the entire staff of COMPTEL will be available to serve your needs.
When you're in the D.C. area, we invite you to visit us at our new location. Our new office is conveniently located at the corner of 12th & G St NW right across the street from Metro Center.
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COMPTEL PLUS
Visit the COMPTEL PLUS EXPO and Enter to Win
There will be eight special drawings during the EXPO, where we will select winners of a $100 gift card. To participate, get stamps from all sponsors on the card you receive at registration, then place the completed card in the bin at the COMPTEL booth. Be at our raffle sponsors' booths at the designated time (drawing times and booth locations listed below) to see if you're a winner. You must be present to win. Winner's cards will be placed back into the bin for the Grand Prize drawing for American Express gift cards worth $1,500, $1,000 and $500, which takes place at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday, September 25.
Limited Exhibit Spaces Still Remain
If you were considering exhibiting at COMPTEL PLUS, it's not too late. But don't delay much longer because the spaces are going fast! For more information about the benefits of exhibiting or to secure your space, e-mail David Gerhardt or call 312-541-0567.
Host Hotel Rooms Selling Fast
Rooms at our host hotel, the Gaylord Palms, are going fast, too.Once you've registered, book your room today. The COMPTEL PLUS rate is $235 per night.
Get on the Right Course for Networking at the COMPTEL PLUS Fall 2013 Golf Tournament
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WEBINAR
Free September 5 Webinar to Focus on
Best Practices for IPv6 Implementation
Join Brandon Ross, a Gold Certified IPv6 network engineer and chief network architect and CEO of Network Utility Force, as he discusses:
- How IPv6 differs from IPv4
- The various transition mechanisms that help add support for IPv6 in existing networks
- Security, routing and addressing with IPv6
- Migration planning and implementation best practices, as IPv6 support is no longer optional.
The webinar will be available on September 5 at 11 a.m. ET/8 a.m. PT.
To attend this free webinar, register by Wednesday, September 4 . For more information, please e-mail Tracy MacDonald or call 202-296-6650. The COMPTEL Webinar Program is powered by Copper Services.
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AT THE FCC
FCC Will Not Automatically Allow Verizon to Discontinue Telecom Services in N.J. and N.Y.
On August 14, the FCC announced that it will not automatically grant Verizon's applications seeking to discontinue domestic telecom services in parts of New Jersey and New York that were affected by Hurricane Sandy. The FCC also sent Verizon a letter seeking more information by September 4 about its plans to discontinue service.
COMPTEL commended the FCC for looking more deeply into Verizon's proposal to substitute VoiceLink service for landline service in these areas. As COMPTEL and others demonstrated in their comments, VoiceLink is a poor substitute for the landline service that Verizon decided not to repair in the wake of Hurricane Sandy and additional data must be evaluated before the Commission can determine whether the discontinuance is in the public interest. COMPTEL noted that it hopes the Commission decides to pursue a similar course with respect to Verizon's replacement of copper damaged facilities with fiber in lower Manhattan.
COMPTEL Comments on Numbering Policies
COMPTEL today submitted reply comments in the NPRM, Order and NOI on Numbering Policies for Modern Communications, responding to an issue raised by the RBOCs in their initial comments. COMPTEL noted that "in their initial comments, AT&T, Verizon, and CenturyLink propose that the Commission change the methodology for allocating the costs for local number portability and number pooling. While COMPTEL agrees with Verizon that the Commission should require any interconnected VoIP provider who directly accesses numbers to participate in the existing cost allocation processes, COMPTEL opposes any change to the cost allocation methodology."
Commission Releases Regulatory Fees Order
Last week, the FCC released its Regulatory Fees Order for the fiscal year 2013, which will be due in September. In this order, the Commission reduced the fees that interstate telecom service providers will pay based on its reported interstate revenues to .00347, down from .00375 for fiscal year 2012. The FCC did cap the adjustment to 7.5% so as to avoid a regulatory fee rate shock on those companies that now are assigned more FCC employees than before. The FCC anticipates making additional adjustments to the fees next year.
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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.
August 20 Regulatory/Legislative Committee Meeting 2 p.m. Contact Karen Reidy August 27 Regulatory/Legislative Committee Meeting 2 p.m. Contact Karen Reidy
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On Thursday, September 5, the COMPTEL Webinar Program is proud to offer a free webinar hosted by Walker and Associates in partnership with Network Utility Force. The pre-recorded webinar will focus on