What new strategies are driving your company and the industry? Are there innovative technologies your company is deploying to boost profits, improve service and meet customer demand? How is the evolving market impacting your business? COMPTEL is seeking your insights into these issues and more, as we prepare for the COMPTEL PLUS Business EXPO 2015, which is taking place April 12-15 in Orlando. 

The deadline for submitting proposals is this Friday, December 5. 

We're looking for session proposals that encourage interactive discussions about current and future trends, and allow for an exchange of ideas to propel the industry forward. The topics in which we are interested include, but are not limited to:

• Cloud Services
• Data Centers
• Ethernet
• Municipal Investment in Fiber Networks
• Internet of Things (IoT)
• Next-Generation Networks
• Open Internet
• SDN/NFV
• Security/Privacy
• Revenue Opportunities in the OTT Market and Services
• Telemedicine
• Voice over LTE
• Wireless Backhaul

Session proposals must be submitted by Friday, December 5, 2014. 

The NPRM seeks comment on protecting consumers, competition and public safety during the technology transitions and tentatively concludes that carriers seeking to discontinue a service used as a wholesale input should be required to provide competitive carriers equivalent wholesale access going forward. The NPRM also proposes to update the FCC's rules to ensure that competitive carriers receive sufficient notice of when copper networks are being shut off, so that they can continue to serve their customers effectively. Additionally, the NPRM seeks comment on increasing transparency to empower and protect consumers during transitions when carriers plan to retire existing copper networks, and proposes a framework for ensuring consumers are able to call 911 during a power outage. 

Comments will be due 30 days after the NPRM is published in the Federal Register, and replies 60 days after publication.