VOL. 11, NO. 42

November 9, 2015

IN THIS ISSUE

Video Archives

NARUC Resolutions

WELCOME
NEW MEMBER

EdgeConneX

MEMBER NEWS

ANPI Awarded 2015 Unified Communications Excellence Award

White Paper Confirms EdgeConneX Delivers Superior Video Experience

TNCI and Impact Telecom to Combine Operations

FCC DEADLINES

November 12
Replies to Responses/Oppositions Due on Applications of Charter Communications, Time Warner Cable and Advance/Newhouse Partnership to Transfer Control of Licenses and Authorizations

November 24
Reply Comments Due on Emerging Wireline Networks and Services FNPRM

January 6, 2016
Comments Due in Special Access Reform Rulemaking

February 5, 2016
Reply Comments Due in Special Access Reform Rulemaking

Fall Show Videos Now Online

Did you miss the exciting line-up of speakers we had at the COMPTEL PLUS Fall 2015 Business Expo? You can now get a glimpse into the timely discussions that took place last month in San Francisco in our video archives:

Sunday Keynote - Competition and Investment: Building COMPTEL, Partnerships and Networks for the Future
INCOMPAS Announcement - Chip Pickering
Keynote Conversation with Jessica Rosenworcel
CEO Roundtable Keynote: The Future of the Industry
Keynote Panel - The Disruptive Impact of Technology on Traditional Video Delivery
Looking Ahead: The Future of Content
Networks for Competition and Choice Press Briefing on Video Programming Reform
Beyond the CRM: New Advanced Tools to Improve Your Sales Team with Ben Hatten, CEO, Insight Signals

NARUC Passes Two Telecom Resolutions at Annual Meeting

At the NARUC 127th Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas, this week, two telecommunications resolutions passed:

Resolution to Accelerate the Deployment of Next-Generation 911 Systems - The resolution endorses the analysis and recommendations of the Working Group 3 Report of an FCC Task Force on 911 issues and urges the FCC to give serious consideration of that report's recommendations. It also specifically endorses Chairman Wheeler's proposal to seek legislation to permit the FCC to use spectrum auctions proceeds to provide funds to States and Local Governments to accelerate the transition of legacy 911 systems to Next-Generation 911 networks.
Resolution to Expedite Availability of Remote Areas Funding and Connect America Funding to Unserved and Underserved Areas Where Carriers Have Not Accepted Funding - The resolution strongly supports the objectives of the Connect America Fund and its Remote Areas Fund component, and urges the FCC to move as quickly as possible to implement the Connect America Phase II competitive bidding process in order to ensure timely availability of high-capacity broadband facilities and service to the more remote areas of the nation, including tribal regions, where incumbent carriers have declined support from the Connect America Fund.