FCC to Hold Global Roundtable Discussion on IP Based Services July 30

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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Subject: FCC to Hold Global Roundtable Discussion on IP Based Services 
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                           NEWS MEDIA CONTACT:
July 12, 2004                                                       
Linda L. Haller,
202-418-1408


FCC TO HOLD GLOBAL ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION ON
INTERNET-PROTOCOL BASED SERVICES
Discussion with International Experts
Regarding Global Migration to Internet-Protocol (IP)
Based Services


Washington, D.C. – On Friday, July 30, 2004, the FCC’s
Internet Policy Working Group (IPWG) will hold a
roundtable discussion to address international issues
associated with the migration of communications
services and applications to IP-based technologies.
The event, which is open to the public, will be held
at FCC Headquarters, 445 12th Street, SW, Washington,
D.C. from 9:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. in the Commission
meeting room.

The roundtable will include government
representatives, members of U.S. and international
industry, and FCC staff.  Countries around the world
are grappling with the same challenges as the United
States as technological advances remove distinctions
between telecommunication services.  In a global
environment where different platforms are used to
provide functionally equivalent services, distinct
regulatory categories based upon particular types of
services are blurring, thereby creating pressures on
legacy industry structures, revenue flows, and
investment.  (This roundtable discussion will not
address Domain Name System issues.)

Background on FCC Internet Policy Working Group:

        The FCC Internet Policy Working Group was created by
Chairman Michael K. Powell to assist the Commission in
identifying, evaluating and addressing policy issues
that will arise as more services move to
Internet-based platforms.  The cross-Bureau and
multi-disciplinary Working Group is directed by a
steering committee comprised of senior management and
staff from several Commission Bureaus and Offices, and
is staffed as needed by attorneys, engineers and
economists from across the Commission.  This Working
Group also interacts with key constituencies including
state regulators, consumer groups and public safety
organizations.

For additional information on the Working Group,
please visit the Internet Policy Working Group website
at: www.fcc.gov/ipwg.  For questions about the Global
Solutions Summit contact:  Brad Lerner at (202)
418-7066 (voice) or Brad.Lerner () fcc gov.

-FCC-


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