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Vol. 10, No. 1        January 6, 2014
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TOP OF THE NEWS
IN THE STATES
MEMBER PROFILE
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
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TOP OF THE NEWS

COMPTEL PLUS Early Bird Discounts End Friday

 Only five days remain to take advantage of early bird registration rates for the COMPTEL PLUS Spring 2014 Convention & EXPO, which is scheduled for March 16-19 at the Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Register by this Friday, January 10, and save up to $330 off regular rates for full conference and networking passes.

In addition to expert-led sessions and workshops, COMPTEL PLUS provides you with a unique opportunity to meet with the top vendors in the communications industry and check out the latest products and services that will give your business a competitive edge.

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Rooms at our host hotel, the Aria Resort & Casino, are going fast.Once you've registered, book your room today.
IN THE STATES
CompSouth Asks Tennessee Regulators to Deny AT&T's Proposal to Eliminate Long-Term Discount Plans
CompSouth, an association of CLECs primarily serving business customers in the Southeast, recently filed a complaint with the Tennessee Regulatory Authority (TRA) asking it to deny AT&T's proposal to eliminate pricing discount plans on contracts greater than 36 months. Because most carriers and businesses receive discounts when purchasing services on longer-term plans, AT&Ts elimination of these plans will effectively raise prices businesses and carriers would have to pay for the same services. In the filing, CompSouth said to date AT&Ts only explanation of eliminating these special access contracts is the company's announced intention to switch all TDM special access users to IP-based services by 2020.

Carolyn Ridley, president of CompSouth, said there is no factual basis for AT&Ts claims that the company will be unable to continue offering critical DS1 and DS3 services following its alleged transition to an all-IP network and cites that the TDM equipment used by many businesses and government entities including emergency communications districts is not going to be replaced for some time.

Karen Reidy, COMPTEL's vice president of Regulatory Affairs, concurred, noted that "CompSouth's complaint raises a number of important questions that AT&T must answer. In addition to pointing out the harmful impact of AT&T's unilateral, unjustified, price increase for these services, which impacts consumers' ability to obtain competitive robust, innovative and high-quality services, CompSouth effectively challenges AT&T claims that it is not feasible to offer these services after it transitions to IP and calls on AT&T to explain how it will provide alternative wholesale offerings to competitors."
MEMBER PROFILE
Alluvion Delivers Fiber, Wireless Transport Network 
 Established in 2007, Alluvion Communications is a CLEC operating a fiber optic and wireless transport network in the greater Phoenix/Tucson metro area. Alluvion Communications offers wholesale services, retail services, hosted PBX services, foreign exchange services, long distance, Tier 1 Internet access and metro Ethernet services; and delivers exceptional customer service, super competitive pricing and superior network performance.
 
Visit the COMPTEL website to learn more about Alluvion Communications.

For more information on submitting 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, 1200 G St NW, Suite 350, Washington, DC 20005, unless otherwise noted.  All times listed are Eastern. For more information, call 202-296-6650.

January 7        Regulatory/Legislative Committee Meeting
2 p.m.              Contact Karen Reidy

January 14      Regulatory/Legislative Committee Meeting 
2 p.m.              Contact Karen Reidy
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