COMPTEL Chief Advocate and General Counsel Angie Kronenberg will be one of the featured speakers at a session on "IP Transition Trials: Consumer Options and Awareness" at the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) Summer Committee Meetings in Dallas next week. Kronenberg's session will be on Monday, July 14, at 1 p.m.

The session will look at the concerns being raised by consumers, businesses, government, advocates and industry as the IP trials begin to take shape. Panelists will address how the trials address unresolved issues, such as comparable quality of service; consumer choice; public safety/access to enhanced 911; choices for consumers with disabilities; third-party services, including alarm systems, fax machines and medical alert devices; consumer privacy; and affordability. They also will discuss what consumer outreach and awareness actions should be considered as customers are transitioned from traditional copper telephone to other forms of voice service.

Susana Woolcock, advisor to Commissioner Talberg in Michigan, will serve as the moderator.  Other panelists include Bob DeBroux, director of Federal Affairs & Public Policy for TDS; David C. Bergmann, counsel for NASUCA; Ronald Brise, Florida PSC commissioner; and Frank Simone assistant vice president, Federal Regulatory at AT&T.  

Registration is now open for the COMPTEL PLUS Fall 2014 Convention & EXPO. Take advantage of early bird savings of more than 25 percent off regular rates if you register before July 18.

Also, book your room at our host hotel, the Gaylord Texan, to ensure you are in the heart of all the action. 

At COMPTEL PLUS, you have the opportunity to meet with the top decision makers in the communications industry, learn about new products and services being offered by our exhibitors, make valuable contacts that turn into contracts, and hear from our keynote speaker, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler.