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On Wednesday – Thursday, 15-16 July 2026, at 9:00-17:00 EDT (13:00-21:00 UTC), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) hosts the ‘IP Transition Workshop | July 15 – July 16‘ at FCC Headquarters.
The workshop will discuss the Commission’s proposed reforms to accelerate the transition from legacy voice networks to modern, all-Internet Protocol (IP) networks, covering four topics: accelerating the transition to all-IP interconnection; completing the transition of intercarrier compensation charges to bill-and-keep; reforming the High-Cost Universal Service Fund program for an all-IP future; and other IP transition considerations.
WELCOME / WRAP-UP
Jodie Griffin – Deputy Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau, FCC
OPENING REMARKS
Chairman Carr – FCC
SESSION I: Accelerating the Transition to All-IP Interconnection
Panel 1: ‘The Right Interconnection Framework for an All-IP World’
Nirali Patel – Senior Vice President, Regulatory & Legal Affairs and General Counsel, USTelecom
Harold Feld – Senior Vice President, Public Knowledge
Jason Hendricks – Chief Government Relations Officer, Range
Ben Sanborn – Senior Counsel, Conterra Networks
Brett Scorza – Chief Technology Officer, Inteliquent/Sinch
MODERATORS
Michele Berlove – Assistant Chief, Competition Policy Division, WCB
Jesse Goodwin – Attorney Advisor, Competition Policy Division, WCB
Panel 2: ‘Considerations in Transitioning to IP Interconnection’
Jason Campbell – CEO, FirstLight Fiber
Hany Fahmy – Assistant Vice President, AT&T
Jody Kalt – Voice Services Engineer, SDN Communications
Matt Nickols – Associate Fellow, Verizon
Brighid Riordan – CEO, Nsight
MODERATORS
Michele Berlove – Assistant Chief, Competition Policy Division, WCB
Jesse Goodwin – Attorney Advisor, Competition Policy Division, WCB
SESSION II: IP Transition Considerations
Panel 3: ‘Public Safety Considerations in Transitioning to IP Interconnection’
April Heinze – Vice President of 9-1-1 Operations and Standards, NENA
Rob Morse – Associate General Counsel, Verizon
Greg Rogers – Head of Global Public Policy, Bandwidth
Lance Terry – Vice President, NASNA
Jerry Wilke – Director of Sales Engineering, Intrado
MODERATORS
Rachel Waxman – Deputy Chief, Policy and Licensing Division, PSHSB
Alison Venable – Attorney Advisor, Policy and Licensing Division, PSHSB
Panel 4: ‘Consumer Protection and the IP Transition’
David Bahar – Director, Telecommunications Access of Maryland
Rebekah Johnson – Founder & CEO, Numeracle
Joshua Ruby – General Counsel, Granite Telecommunications
Jim Tyrell – Vice President, Information Services Communications Market, TNS
Chris Wendt – Vice President, Systems Engineering, Somos
MODERATORS
Chris Laughlin – Deputy Chief, Competition Policy Division, WCB
Michael Scott – Deputy Chief, Disability Rights Office, CGB
DAY 1
DAY 2
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