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 NEWS  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  Street,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  This  is  an  unofficial  announcement  of  Commission  action.  Release  of  the  full  text  of  a  Commission  order  constitutes  official  action.  See  MCI  v.  FCC.  515  F  2d  385  (D.  C.  Circ  1974).  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  TTY:  1-  888-  835-  5322 
 FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE  NEWS  MEDIA  CONTACT:  July  12,  2004  Linda  L.  Haller,  202-  418-  1408 
 FCC  TO  HOLD  GLOBAL  ROUNDTABLE  DISCUSSION  ON  INTERNET-  PROTOCOL  BASED  SERVICES 
 Discussion  with  International  Experts  Regarding  Global  Migration  to  Internet-  Protocol  (IP)  Based  Services 


 Washington,  D.  C.  –  On  Friday,  July  30,  2004,  the  FCC’s  Internet  Policy  Working  Group  (IPWG)  will  hold  a  roundtable  discussion  to  address  international  issues  associated  with  the 
 migration  of  communications  services  and  applications  to  IP-  based  technologies.  The  event,  which  is  open  to  the  public,  will  be  held  at  FCC  Headquarters,  445  12  th  Street,  SW,  Washington, 
 D.  C.  from  9:  30  a.  m.  until  1:  00  p.  m.  in  the  Commission  meeting  room. 
 The  roundtable  will  include  government  representatives,  members  of  U.  S.  and  international  industry,  and  FCC  staff.  Countries  around  the  world  are  grappling  with  the  same 
 challenges  as  the  United  States  as  technological  advances  remove  distinctions  between  telecommunication  services.  In  a  global  environment  where  different  platforms  are  used  to 
 provide  functionally  equivalent  services,  distinct  regulatory  categories  based  upon  particular  types  of  services  are  blurring,  thereby  creating  pressures  on  legacy  industry  structures,  revenue 
 flows,  and  investment.  (This  roundtable  discussion  will  not  address  Domain  Name  System  issues.) 


 Background  on  FCC  Internet  Policy  Working  Group: 
 The  FCC  Internet  Policy  Working  Group  was  created  by  Chairman  Michael  K.  Powell  to  assist  the  Commission  in  identifying,  evaluating  and  addressing  policy  issues  that  will  arise  as 
 more  services  move  to  Internet-  based  platforms.  The  cross-  Bureau  and  multi-  disciplinary  Working  Group  is  directed  by  a  steering  committee  comprised  of  senior  management  and  staff 
 from  several  Commission  Bureaus  and  Offices,  and  is  staffed  as  needed  by  attorneys,  engineers  and  economists  from  across  the  Commission.  This  Working  Group  also  interacts  with  key 
 constituencies  including  state  regulators,  consumer  groups  and  public  safety  organizations. 
 For  additional  information  on  the  Working  Group,  please  visit  the  Internet  Policy  Working  Group  website  at:  www.  fcc.  gov/  ipwg.  For  questions  about  the  Global  Solutions 
 Summit  contact:  Brad  Lerner  at  (202)  418-  7066  (voice)  or  Brad.  Lerner@  fcc.  gov. 
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