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On 15-16 July 2026, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) hosted the ‘IP Transition Workshop | July 15 – July 16‘ at FCC Headquarters.
The workshop discussed 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.
01 Welcome
Jodie Griffin – Deputy Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau, FCC
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02 Opening Remarks
Brendan Carr – Chairman, Federal Communications Commission
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03 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
MODERATOR
Michele Berlove – Assistant Chief, Competition Policy Division, WCB
Jesse Goodwin – Attorney Advisor, Competition Policy Division, WCB
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04 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
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05 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
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06 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
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07 Day 2 Opening Remarks
Olivia Trusty – Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission
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08 Panel 5: Considerations in Transitioning Access Charges to Bill-and-Keep
Randy Clarke – Associate General Counsel, Verizon/Verizon Wireless
Jim Lennon – Senior Director, Project Management – Access Services, Inteliquent/Sinch
Steve Morris – VP & Deputy General Counsel, NCTA
Roger Nishi – General Manager, Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom
MODERATOR
Peter Bean – Attorney Advisor, Pricing Policy Division, WCB
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09 Panel 6: Transitioning CAF-ICC and Telephone Access Charges to an All-IP Future
Brian Benison – Assistant Vice President, Federal Relations, AT&T
Timothy Boucher – Assistant General Counsel, Lumen
Beth Choroser – Consultant, Comcast
Rick Darsey – COO, Pelican Broadband
MODERATOR
David Zesiger – Deputy Chief, Pricing Policy Division, WCB
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10 Reconvening Remarks
Anna M. Gomez – Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission
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11 Panel 7: Funding for an All-IP Future
Jonathan Chambers – Co-CEO, Conexon Connect
Jeff Dupree – Vice President, Regulatory & Government Relations, NECA
Douglas Meredith – Economic Advisor, JSI
Nick Rogness – General Manager & CEO, Golden West
MODERATORS
AJ Burton – Associate Chief, WCB
Scott Lively – Attorney Advisor, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, WCB
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12 Panel 8: Updating the Commission’s Legacy High-Cost and A-CAM Mechanisms
Joe Bissonnette – Principal, Satellite Policy, SpaceX
Rick Darsey – COO, Pelican Broadband
Justin Faulb – Senior Vice President of Policy & General Counsel, NTCA
Jeff Lanning – Vice President & Senior Associate General Counsel, Brightspeed
MODERATORS
AJ Burton – Associate Chief, WCB
Scott Lively – Attorney Advisor, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, WCB
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