Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission - Collaborative Workshop Session

RE: Implementation of the Federal Communications Commission’s Order of November 18, 2011 as Amended or Revised and Coordination with Certain Intrastate Matters

Docket No. M-2012-2291824

April 20, 2012

Commonwealth Keystone Building, Hearing Room 1 - - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

AGENDA

8:45 AM / Attendees Sign In, Presenters Check In
9:00 AM / Welcoming Remarks – Andrew Showers & Derek Vogelsong, Commission Staff
9:10 AM / CenturyLink – Jeff Lindsey, Director, Federal Public Policy
- General Goals of the FCC Order
- Expanding Broadband Networks
- Maintaining Universal Voice Service
- Reforming Intercarrier Compensation
9:30 AM / AT&T – Chris Nurse, Regional VP, External Affairs & Bob Barber, General Attorney
- Responses to the Topics to be Addressed in the Commission’s Order Entered March 20, 2012
9:50 AM / Break
10:00 AM / Sprint Nextel Corporation – James A. Appleby, Regulatory Policy Manager
- Implementation Issues of the USF/ICC Transformation Order
- LEC Access Tariff Filings (7-1-12)
- Interconnection Agreement (ICA) Implementation Issues
10:20 AM / The Pennsylvania Telephone Association – Norman J. Kennard, Esquire & Gary Zingaretti, Senior VP, ICORE
- Responses to the Topics to be Addressed in the Commission’s Order Entered March 20, 2012
10:40 AM / The Pennsylvania Office of the Consumer Advocate – Dr. Robert Loube
- Appropriate Legal Boundaries of the Commission’s Authority and Jurisdiction
- Appropriate and Demonstrative Methods and Quantitative Examples
- Broadband Obligations and the Use of Federal Universal Support
11:00 AM / Core Communications, Inc. – Chris Van de Verg, General Counsel
- Potential Modifications to Existing ICAs
- Use of Informal Dispute Resolution Process (“IDRP”)
11:20 AM / Full Service Network, LP – Deanne O’Dell, Esquire
-Expansion of the Commission’s Current IDRP to Address Intercarrier Compensation Disputes
11:40 AM / Lunch
1:00 PM / Question and Answer Session & Plenary Roundtable Discussion – Moderator: Administrative Law Judge Joel H. Cheskis
2:00 PM / Tentative Adjournment

Thank you for your participation in this Collaborative Workshop. Have a safe trip home.