The Internet Telephony Revolution: Reality or Hype?
Wednesday, March 10, 2004
9:30 am - 11:00 am EST
National Press Club
Murrow, White, and Lisagor Rooms
529 14th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20045
Moderated by: Robert Hahn, Executive Director, Joint Center
Panel:
Robert Crandall, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution Harold Furchtgott-Roth, Former Member, FCC Reed Hundt, Former Chairman, FCC Robert E. Litan, Director, Joint Center
The telecommunications industry seems to be on the verge of a transformation. A breakthrough technology, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), allows consumers to complete telephone calls over the Internet rather than over the standard switched access network. The FCC and state regulators are currently considering whether to regulate VoIP. Is this appropriate? What does VoIP imply for a host of other policy issues? The AEI-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory Studies will be sponsoring an event in which four leading experts discuss policy issues raised by VoIP. Included in the discussion will be rules regarding leasing telecommunications facilities to competitors, interconnection policies, and the effect of VoIP on universal service.
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