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The Phoenix Center's Annual U.S. Telecom Symposium held on December 6, 2005, in Washington, D.C., featured President Lawrence J. Spiwak's welcoming remarks and showcased important research topics, including franchise reform and net neutrality. The event highlighted 13 published papers, substantial media coverage, and 11 diverse events in 2006. Additionally, significant appointments were made, including FCC's Tom Koutsky's role with the North American Numbering Council, and the Phoenix Center received notable grants for telecom studies, ensuring continued leadership in research and policy.
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2006 Phoenix Center Annual U.S. Telecoms Symposium December 6, 2005 • Washington, D.C. Welcome and Opening Thoughts Lawrence J. Spiwak President The Phoenix Center
What’s New at the Phoenix Center… • Thirteen (13) Phoenix Center Papers • Research Topics: • Franchise Reform • Net Neutrality • Oil Company Profits • A la carte cable • Scope of “public interest” authority • Mergers • Adjudication of Net Neutrality claims • Software liability • “Valley of Death” • Two (2) papers published in academic journals • Three (3) other papers accepted in academic journals for publication forthcoming Q1 2007
What’s New at the Phoenix Center… • Op-eds placed in major News Outlets • Legal Times • CNET • Orange County Register • St. Petersburg Times • Dallas-Ft. Worth Star Telegram • Significant Citations • Floor of the U.S. House of Representatives • Floor of the U.S. Senate • Congressional Research Service • FCC • Nearly 200 hits in major media and trade press
What’s New at the Phoenix Center… • Eleven (11) Different Phoenix Center Events in 2006 • Congressional Briefings • NARUC Breakfast Workshops • Telecom Town Hall • Phoenix Center Retreat • FCC Senior Staff Briefings • Testimony • New Jersey • Pennsylvania • Florida • Speeches • NARUC • MACRUC • SEARUC • FCBA • University of New Mexico
What’s New at the Phoenix Center… • Significant Appointments: • FCC appoints Phoenix Center Resident Scholar Tom Koutsky to chair North American Numbering Council (NANC) • Phoenix Center awarded grant by U.S. Department of State to participate in Telecommunication Leadership Program (TLP) • Trip to Manila and Hanoi in January • Phoenix Center awarded major contract by Technology Administration in the Department of Commerce to Study “Funding Gap/Valley of Death” for Technology Development • Theoretical Paper (expected late January) • “Summit” (expected March/April) • Final Report (expected summer 2007) • Phoenix Center adds new Resident Scholar