TECHNOLOGIES MANAGEMENT, INC.
TMI’s Spring 2014 Telecom Regulatory
Seminar and Workshop
TELECOM
April 24th & 25th
in Maitland, FL
CABLE
VoIP
INSTITUTIONAL and OSP
Understanding Regulatory Developments: Best strategies for
compliance
Topics to be explored include:
BROADBAND
Topics
TMI SPRING 2014
TELECOM REGULATORY
SEMINAR & WORKSHOP
APRIL 24 & 25, 2014
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Federal and State Regulatory Developments
VoIP Regulation and Non-Regulation
VoIP Numbering Trials
New 477 Data Requirements
De-tariff and Deregulation
Status of Transition to IP Technology
IP Interconnection
Special Access Data Collection Progress
Access Transition to Zero
Reporting Requirements: FCC Form 499 Developments
Exemption Certificates
Rural Call Completion
Rural Broadband Experiments
Inmate Rate Caps
TMI Headquarters
2600 Maitland Center Parkway,
Suite 300
Maitland, FL 32751
Phone: 407-740-8575
Fax: 407- 740-0615
E-mail: [email protected]
AGENDA
TMI’s Spring 2014 Regulatory Seminar & Workshop
April 24 and 25, 2014
Registration includes all meals on Day 1 and breakfast and lunch on Day 2
Day 1 – Thursday, April 24th
24th
8:15 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Continental Breakfast at TMI
8:45 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Welcome to TMI Headquarters
Connie Wightman, President
Introductions of TMI’s Regulatory Consulting Team and Attendees
9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
Connie Wightman, President and Consultant
Overview of the topics and objectives of this TMI Telecom Regulatory Seminar & Workshop.
9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
De-tariffing and Deregulation – Progress and the impact to you
Connie Wightman, President and Consultant
Status of deregulation by jurisdiction and service provider type
Status of tariffs by jurisdiction and service type
Posting requirements
The post-tariff regulatory environment
10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
VoIP - Don’t Assume It Is Unregulated
Amy Gross, Regulatory Policy Consultant
The status of various jurisdictions
FCC Rulings and Decisions
Key Developments
 Pending VoIP issues – federal and state
DAY ONE CONTINUED
Day 1 – Thursday, April 24th
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Working Lunch with TMI Consultants and Key Staff
Discussion of FCC Inmate Calling Services Order and developments in Alabama
Robin Norton, Consultant
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
477 Data: The September 1, 2014 deadline brings new requirements and methods of reporting
Hal Stringer, Manager IT Systems and Connie Wightman, Consultant
 What has changed?
- Mandatory reporting of deployment data
- Use of census tract versus zip code to report voice subscription data
- Broadband connections by advertised speed rather than speed tiers
- Replacement of NTIA National Broadband map with FCC maps
2:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Reporting Obligations: 499 A & Q & You
Sharon Thomas, Regulatory Consultant
Carrier filing obligations, timeframes and penalties
Non-499 filing obligations triggered by 499 Registration
How federal USF, TRS, and other fees are calculated based on 499 information
Estimates, true ups and implicit penalties for inaccurate estimates
VoIP safe harbor, traffic studies, and “actual”– what’s the best approach?
Is it time to retire your EUCL?
4:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Reporting: Managing Exemption Certificates
Sharon Thomas, Consultant and TMI’s Regulatory Consulting Team
Who needs exemption certificates?
Impact of new wholesale exemption certificate requirements
Industry proposed language and options – which should you choose?
Certificate recordkeeping and management
5:15 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. FCC Technology and Numbering Trials
TMI Consulting Team
 Results of VoIP Numbering Trials – Sharon Thomas, Consultant
 Proposed Technology Transition Trials – Amy Gross, Consultant
- AT&T proposal for TDM-to-IP Transition Trial in two wire centers
- INS Proposal for TDM-to-IP Transition for centralized equal access service
 IP Interconnection – Carey Roesel, Consultant
- Michigan: Sprint and AT&T ICA
 Numbering Testbed – Amy Gross, Consultant
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Dinner with Technologies Management, Inc. for consultants and attendees
at the Sheraton Orlando North in the Aquila Room
TMI’s Spring 2014 Regulatory Seminar & Workshop
April 24 and 25, 2014
Day 2 – Friday, April 25th
ay 2 – Friday, October 25th
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast at TMI
9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Recap of Day 1
Carey Roesel, Consultant
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
ACCESS PART I - Switched Access – the next round of changes
Carey Roesel, Consultant
 The Total Access Revenue Bucket
 Implementing the ARC
 Transport vs. End Office Switching
 Dedicated Portions of Switched Access
 2014 Rate Reductions: Federal & State
 Dispute Resolution
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
ACCESS PART II – More Access: Switched and Special
Carey Roesel, Consultant
 Switched Access – The next round of changes continued . . . .
 Special Access – Data Requests: What to expect and when
2 – Friday, October 25th continued
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Lunch and Learn at TMI
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More FCC Developments, Impacts, and Possible Hurdles
- Rural Call Completion – Carey Roesel, Consultant & Amy Gross Consultant
- Rural Broadband Experiments Tom Forte, Consultant & Amy Gross, Consultant
- Impact of Paperwork Reduction Act requirements (Why and how “things” get held up) Amy
Gross, Consultant
2:00 p.m. Seminar concludes
Companies that have attended TMI Regulatory Seminars and Workshops in the past include:
ACN
Accuratus Consulting
AmeriMex Communications
AmTel/ATN
AmVensys Capital Group, LLC
Atlantax
Bandwidth.com
BB Data Solutions
BellSouth Long Distance
Brighthouse Networks
Broadvox
Broadwing
Bullseye Telecom
Cypress Networks
3PV
Daystar
Dollar Phone
Earthlink
Eltopia
FairPoint
First Communications, LLC
Futur
Charter Fiberlink
CIMA Telecom
Consolidated Communications
Cox Communications
Comcast
Delaware Public Service Commission
Greenway Communications
Hickory Tech
Hypercube
Info Structure
Insight
Internet & Telephone, LLC
Intrado
LDMI
Neutral Tandem/Inteliquent
Matrix Business Technologies
Mosaic NetworX
NetCarrier
New Hampshire Public Service Commission
Oklahoma Corporation Commission
Palmetto Rural Telephone Coop
PosTrack Technologies
Primus
Sage Telecom
Sonic.Net
Sonit
South Carolina Office of Regulatory Staff
SuddenLink Communications
TeleSphere Software
TNetix
tw telecom
Verizon
Voxbeam
WiMacTel