The House Rural Caucus Telecom Task Force will hold its 3rd hearing of the year
The House Rural Caucus Telecom Task Force will hold its 3rd hearing of the year Wed. when it examines VoIP. The hearing will feature House Commerce Committee Vice- Chmn. Pickering (R-Miss.) and Rep. Boucher (D-Va.) as witnesses. Both sponsored…
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legislation last year that would preempt state action on VoIP. Boucher, along with Rep. Stearns (R-Fla.), has reintroduced the bill this year (HR-214) while Pickering hasn’t yet introduced any VoIP- related legislation. Other witnesses will include Vonage CEO Jeff Citron, BellSouth Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Bill Smith, NCTA State Telecom Policy Senior Dir. Richard Cimerman, Alcatel CTO Jeffrey Young, TDS Telecom Vp- Federal Affairs Kevin Hess and National Emergency Number Assn. Dir.-Govt. Affairs Steve Seitz. The hearing is scheduled 2:30 p.m. Wed., Rm. 2105 Rayburn Bldg. The last Telecom Task Force hearing drew an overflow crowd.