Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
and the Convergence of Communications Technologies
Date: Wednesday, February 12, 2003
Time: 1pm to 5pm
Location:
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
U.S. Department
of Commerce
1401 Constitution Ave., NW, Room 4830
Washington, DC 20230
Webcast: http://www.ntia.doc.gov/forums/voip2003/webcast.html
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Introduction
1:00 pm Welcoming Remarks by Nancy J. Victory, Assistant Secretary of Commerce
1:05 pm Overview: VoIP Technologies & the Department of Commerce’s New VoIP Telephone System
Presenters: Dr. Robert Stafford, NTIA=s Institute for Telecommunication Sciences
Karen Hogan, Deputy Chief Information Officer, Dept. of Commerce
1:35pm Audience Questions and Answers
1:40 pm Panel Discussion: The VoIP Marketplace -- Current and Future Trends Affecting VoIP Services, Service Providers, Equipment Vendors, and Consumers
Moderator: Michael D. Gallagher, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce
Panelists: AT&T Wireless Services - Eamon O’Leary, Senior Director, Network Architecture and Engineering
Cisco – Vic Northrup, Director, Operations-US Service Provider Market
FCC – Dr. Robert Pepper, Chief, Office of Plans and Policy
Gallaudet University - Judy Harkins, Professor
Motorola - Larry Robinson, Director, Channel Marketing
pulver.com - Jeff Pulver, President & CEO
Time Warner Cable - Julie Patterson, Senior Counsel
Verizon – Tony DiMaso, VP - Strategy and Business Development
Morgan Stanley – Anton Anikst, Analyst
3:00 pm Audience Questions and Answers
3:10 pm Panel Discussion: Policy and Regulatory Issues Affecting VoIP
Moderator: Nancy J. Victory, Assistant Secretary of Commerce
Panelists: AT&T - Len Cali, Senior VP
FCC - Jeff Carlisle, Senior Deputy Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau
ITXC Corp. - Tom Evslin, Chairman and CEO
Level 3 - Bill Hunt, VP Public Policy
NCTA - Rick Cimerman, Senior Director of Telecommunications Policy
NARUC - Nan Thompson, Chair, Regulatory Commission of Alaska
Qwest - Steven Davis, Senior VP
Toledo Telephone Co. - Russ Ramsey, VP & Chief Technology Officer
4:45pm Audience Questions and Answers
Conclusion
4:55pm Concluding Remarks by Nancy J. Victory, Assistant Secretary of Commerce