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DECEMBER 14, 2011 WORKSHOP

9:30 a.m. – 9:40 a.m.
Welcome Remarks by Zachary Katz, Chief Counsel and Senior Legal Advisor, Office of the

Chairman, FCC

9:40 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Impact of the Transition on the Technology and Economics of the PSTN
Participants include:
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Dale Hatfield, University of Colorado
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Jon Peha, Carnegie Mellon
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William Lehr, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Joe Gillan, Gillan Associates
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Richard Shockey, SIP Forum
Moderators: Paul de Sa and Marius Schwartz, Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis,
FCC
10:45 a.m. – 11:45 p.m.
Policies of the PSTN (e.g., accessibility, reliability, affordability, and public safety)
Participants include:
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Carolyn Gideon, Tufts University
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Mark Cooper, Consumer Federation of America
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Gregg C. Vanderheiden, University of Wisconsin
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Tom McGarry, Neustar
Moderators: Sharon Gillett, Wireline Competition Bureau, FCC, and Commissioner Geoffrey G.
Why, Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Cable

Break for Lunch

1:00 p.m. – 2:10 p.m.
Implementing the Transition to New Networks
Participants include:
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David Young, Verizon
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John D. Schanz, Comcast
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Marvin A. Sirbu, Carnegie Mellon
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Randy Nicklas, XO Communications
Moderator: Henning Schulzrinne, Engineering Fellow, Public Safety and Homeland Security
Bureau, FCC, and Columbia University
2:10 p.m. – 3:20 p.m.
Syncing Expectations, Emerging Technologies and the Public Good
Participants include:
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John W. Mayo, Georgetown University
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W. Russell Neuman, University of Michigan
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Kevin Werbach, University of Pennsylvania – Wharton
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Donald Troshynski, Acme Packet
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Bill Taylor, Panasonic Systems Networks
Moderators: Daniel Kirschner, Office of the General Counsel, FCC, and Shahid Ahmed, Accenture
3:20 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Economic Rationales for PSTN Transition

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Participants include:

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David J. Gabel, Queens College
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Barbara Cherry, Indiana University
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Lee W. McKnight, Syracuse University
·
Craig Moffett, Sanford Bernstein
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Fernando Beltran, University of Auckland, NZ and FCC Visiting Scholar
Moderators: Paul de Sa and Marius Schwartz, Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis,
FCC
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