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Vol. 10, No. 46October 27, 2014
IN THIS ISSUE
TOP OF THE NEWS
COMPETITORS RECEPTION
IP INTERCONNECTION
AT THE FCC
VIDEO ON DEMAND
MEMBER PROFILE
WEBINAR PROGRAM
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
WELCOME 
NEW MEMBER


For more information about the benefits of COMPTEL membership, or to join, please email Kevin Morris or call 202-296-6650.
MEMBER NEWS




For more information about submitting member company news, please contact Gail Norris.
FCC DEADLINES

November 7

November 14

December 15

April 6

May 18
CAREER CENTER


Enventis seeks Electronics Technician


 

Walker and Associates seeks

 Regional Account Manager


 

SmartRG Applications Engineer

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TOP OF THE NEWS
FCC to Host Public Webinar on Thursday, October 30 
to Discuss Special Access Data Collection
This Thursday, October 30, from 11 a.m. to Noon ET, the FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau will host a webinar to provide the public with a high-level overview of the special access data collection and an opportunity to ask questions about requirements.

To participate in the webinar, send an e-mail to SPADC@fcc.gov by 5 p.m. ET on Wednesday, October 29, that includes your name, company represented, and e-mail address to which information to access the WebEx online session should be sent. Participants are encouraged to submit written questions in advance by sending them to SPADC@fcc.gov. There also will be an opportunity to submit questions during the event via WebEx. An archive of the webinar will be posted online.

For more information on the webinar, please email Greg Haledjian or call 202-418-1520.

Responses to the data collection are due by December 15, 2014. The Bureau has activated a secure web portal interface, Version 1.0, for the electronic filing of information and certifications in response to the data collection. For additional information about the data collection, please visit FCC's website.
RECEPTION
COMPTEL Seeks Sponsors for Competitors' Reception 
As you may know, NARUC's Annual Meeting is scheduled to take place November 16-19, 2014.  COMPTEL will be hosting a Competitors' Reception on Saturday, November 15, at the San Francisco Marriott and is seeking sponsors. Please note that the Competitors' Reception is not sponsored by NARUC nor is it a part of the Annual Meeting agenda.

If your company would like to sponsor, or you need additional information, please e-mail Karen Reidy or call 202-296-6650.
IP INTERCONNECTION
IP-NNI Task Force Seeks Technical Comment
The ATIS/SIP Forum IP-NNI Task Force is requesting technical comment on the IP Interconnection Profile and the IP Interconnection Routing technical report by October 29. However, in light of the short timeframe, written input will be accepted until December 1, 2014. For more information or for details about submitting comment, contact Jim McEachern or Richard Shockey.
AT THE FCC 
Kiddoo Named Deputy Chief of Wireless Bureau
Last week the FCC named Jean L. Kiddoo deputy bureau chief of the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau.

For more than 30 years, Kiddoo has represented telecommunications, media and technology companies before federal agencies, courts and state regulatory commissions throughout the 50 states and the District of Columbia, as well as before local municipal and county governments. Most recently, she served as a partner in Bingham McCutchen LLP's Telecommunications, Media and Technology practice in Washington, D.C.
COMPTEL PLUS VIDEO
General Session Videos Now Available
More video content from the COMPTEL PLUS Fall 2014 Convention & EXPO is now available online.  Check out general sessions - "Telecom Convergence and Megamergers" and "Interconnection and the OTT Video Marketplace" - as well as interviews conducted at the Hub in the EXPO Hall on COMPTEL PLUS Video on Demand page.
MEMBER PROFILE
SIP School Delivers Training, Certification
The SIP School has been providing online training and certification services to the communications industry since 2006.  It is the global leader in SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) education and the only issuing authority for the SSCAź SIP Certification.

Visit the COMPTEL website to learn more about The SIP School.

For more information on submitting a member profile, or updating an existing one, email Gail Norris or call 202-296-6650.
WEBINAR PROGRAM
Host a Webinar with COMPTEL Webinar Program
Looking for a way to share your expertise about the latest trends and technologies impacting the communications industry?

With the COMPTEL Webinar Program, COMPTEL can help you produce live or recorded webinars. We offer a variety of options and will help you promote your webinar to the COMPTEL membership and beyond.

Please email Tracy MacDonald or call 202-296-6650 for more information. COMPTEL's Webinar Program is powered by PGi.
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.

October 28       Regulatory/Legislative Committee Meeting
2 p.m.              Contact Karen Reidy

November 4     Regulatory/Legislative Committee Meeting 
2 p.m.              Contact Karen Reidy
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