TEN-DIGIT NUMBERING SOLUTIONS FOR INTERNET-BASED TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICES STAKEHOLDER WORKSHOP, APRIL 29, 2008.

For Immediate Release: News Media Contact:
April 23, 2008 Rosemary Kimball at (202) 418-0511
E-mail: rosemary.kimball@fcc.gov

FCC RELEASES AGENDA FOR APRIL 29, 2008, STAKEHOLDER WORKSHOP
ON TEN-DIGIT NUMBERING SOLUTIONS FOR INTERNET-BASED TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICES
The Commission has released the agenda for the April 29, 2008, Stakeholder Workshop on solutions for implementing a ten-digit numbering plan for Internet-based forms of telecommunications relay service (TRS), including Video Relay Service (VRS) and IP Relay. The Stakeholder Workshop will run from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at FCC Headquarters, 445 12th St., SW, Washington, DC. The agenda is attached.

Participants will include industry stakeholders, consumer advocates, technical experts, and emergency call handling representatives. The Stakeholder Workshop is open to the public and seating will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.

The Stakeholder Workshop will be webcast live and also archived for later viewing. Access to the webcast, and additional information concerning the webcast, is available at http://www.fcc.gov/realaudio/. Open captioning will be provided for the webcast. During the workshop, the public can e-mail questions for the participants to numberingworkshop@fcc.gov.
Pursuant to section 1.1206 of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 1.1206, the Stakeholder Workshop is part of a permit-but-disclose proceeding in which ex parte presentations are subject to disclosure. Notice of the Stakeholder Workshop and information on accessing the webcast will be placed in the public record.
Reasonable Accommodations
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More Information
For more information about the Stakeholder Workshop, please contact Alan Amann at (866) 284-1485 (voice), Alan.Amann@fcc.gov or Gregory Hlibok at (800) 311-4381(voice), Gregory.Hlibok@fcc.gov.
To request this document, or other materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (TTY).

Numbering Solutions Stakeholder Workshop
April 29, 2008
9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The format of the workshop will be a roundtable discussion and will include industry stakeholders, consumer advocates, technical experts, and emergency call handling representatives. The agenda for the workshop follows below.

9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. Opening Remarks
9:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Welcome and Introduction
Cathy Seidel, Chief, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Overview of the Numbering Proposals on the Record
Industry representatives will provide a detailed overview of the specific numbering proposals submitted to the record to date.

Facilitator: Nick Alexander, Wireline Competition Bureau

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. The Consumers’ Perspective
Consumer representatives will share their feedback and responses to the numbering proposals submitted to the record to date. Questions from the audience will be invited.

Facilitators: Nicole McGinnis, Deputy Chief, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau
Julie Veach, Deputy Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau

2:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. Break

2:15 p.m. – 3:20 p.m. Roundtable Discussion on Technical and Operational Issues

Industry representatives and technical experts will discuss the technical and operational issues posed by the specific numbering proposals submitted to the record to date. Such issues include consumers’ access to telephone numbers, number portability, privacy of consumer information, emergency call handling, routing database management, cost, and speed of implementation. Questions from the audience will be invited.

Facilitators: Dana Shaffer, Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau

3:20 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Closing Remarks

Cathy Seidel, Chief, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau

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