VOL. 11, NO. 42
November 9, 2015
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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 FundingThe 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.