Carl Ford from Fierce Wireless will be hosting a series of chats with regulators and major players from AT&T and Google next week. This would be interesting for anyone who is looking at the mobile social media side of things. More information and links follow below.

 Carl Ford from Fierce Wireless magazine will guest host Alec Saunders' Squawkbox next week and the sessions will be about critical regulatory issues., It will be occuring at 11 AM EDT with an expect duration of 1 hour. The dial in numbers are

* United States: +1 218 936 6581

* France: +33 98 000 2000

And the PIN numbers will be as follows

* Monday: 1833 for Deploying Globally, Regulated Locally

* Tuesday: 1846 for Following the Money

* Wednesday: 1420 for Net Neutrality

* Thursday: 1872 for Day in Life Regulatory Reality

The website is http://www.uptilt.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=69l,10srh,2gg9,l304,jmbq,k7bl,a621

You can also view the conference call and chat room within facebook

http://www.uptilt.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=69l,10srh,2gg9,cd0s,2b8z,k7bl,a621 under the name Calliflower

Your participation is welcome. I am also thinking of augmenting this with some podcasts if people want to participate.

Kind Regards,

Carl

Agenda for the Week of 7 / 14 - 7/ 17.

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Monday July 14th. Guests: Jim Kohlenberger and Brita Strandberg

Time: 11:00 AM EDT

Title "Deployed Globally, Regulated Locally" PIN Number 1833

Jim Kohlenberger, Executive Director of the VON Coalition and VON Coalition International, takes a look at the world and the regulatory obstacles facing VoIP in various countries.

And then sets the stage for a discussion with Brita Strandberg of Harris Wiltshire. Regarding Web 2.0, (or other terms for the migration such as Telco 2.0, Communication As A Service [CAAS], etc.)

These issues have implications for everyone in our space. Your users and you may not consider the services you render as telecom and you consider yourselves good Netizens, but the way the laws are being written you may have to "quack like a duck" after all.

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Tuesday July 15th Guests Hank Hultquist of ATT

Time: 11:00 AM EDT

Title "Following the Money" PIN Number 1846

After centuries of taxes and service fees based on the use of local switching by a phone company, the application of those rules to services on the Internet is burdensome. Can Intercarrier Compensation be placed into a model that is logical for all participants? While fighting for this vision on an international and national level, some municipalities are pushing us into even more complexity.

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Wednesday July 16th Guests Todd Daubert and Ron Del Sesto

Time: 11:00 AM EDT

Title: "Net Neutrality" PIN Number 1420

On "the Hill", some issues take on lives of their own. The term Net Neutrality has been claimed by almost every contingent in the market. Ron Del Sesto of Bingham McCutchen, will provide context and talk about the way that the subject is being perceived by Congress. Todd Daubert of Kelley Drye will add to discussion with the concerns that face vendors and carriers alike in this debate.

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Thursday July 17th Guests Sam Shiffman of Point One, Glenn Richards Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, Jeff Brueggeman of ATT and a still one more.

Time: 11:00 AM EDT

Title: "Day in the life Regulatory Reality" PIN Number 1872

How does a carrier stay in compliance with regulation, when so many agencies claim jurisdiction? What resources are required and what issues are faced in coping with expanding services beyond a specific jurisdiction? Sam Shiffman and a fellow service provider will provide some insight as to the realities managing telecom regulation.

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