'Open Access Emergency' Heats Up at ISPCON Fall 2000 Conference; Time Warner 'Term Sheet' Prompts Special Forum At Internet Services Provider Convention.Business/Technology Editors Fall ISPCON ISPCON Internet Service Provider Convention (The Golden Group, Inc.) 2000 DARIEN, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--November 3, 2000 Declaring open access to cable television systems at a critical juncture for Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Penton Media (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :PME PME Petites et Moyennes Entreprises PME Professional Military Education PME Pequenas e Médias Empresas (Portugal) PME Petite et Moyenne Entreprise PME Psychology of Mathematics Education PME Pi Mu Epsilon ) today announced a last-minute addition to its educational sessions lineup for ISPCON Fall 2000. ISPCON, which stands for ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. Convention, opens its three-day run next Wednesday, November 8 in the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. . "Regulatory decisions made in coming months will determine ISP access to high-speed cable systems for years to come," said Bill McCarthy, Conference Chair for ISPCON and Editorial Director of Penton's Boardwatch and CLEC (Competitive Local Exchange Carrier) An organization offering local telephone service that is not one of the traditional telephone companies. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 allowed competition to the incumbent telcos (ILECs), enabling new companies (CLECs) magazines. "The significance of open access to ISPs and their customers is far reaching. We felt it imperative to address this issue at a conference devoted to ISP issues." The new session, dubbed "The Open Access Emergency," will feature a discussion with Stephen Heins, director of marketing for NorthNet, an ISP in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Heins, who describes NorthNet as "a dinky ISP with 2,500 subscribers," is also chairman of Wisconsin's ISP issues committee. Heins has received industry-wide attention since October 4 when he submitted an eight-page letter to the chairmen of the Federal Communications Commission The following is a list of the chairmen of the Federal Communications Commission. Commissioner Party Home state Start End Eugene O. Sykes Democrat Mississippi July 11, 1934 March 8, 1935 Anning S. (FCC (1) (Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC, www.fcc.gov) The U.S. government agency that regulates interstate and international communications including wire, cable, radio, TV and satellite. The FCC was created under the U.S. ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC FTC See Federal Trade Commission (FTC). ). Calling for non-discriminatory open access to cable systems for ISPs, Heins ex parte [Latin, On one side only.] Done by, for, or on the application of one party alone. An ex parte judicial proceeding is conducted for the benefit of only one party. filing addresses a "term sheet" proposal recently issued by Time Warner. The controversial term sheet details provisions that Time Warner proposes ISPs follow in exchange for access to its cable system. According to Boardwatch Magazine, Time Warner's terms include a 75 percent cut of an ISP's subscription revenues, as well as 25 percent of revenues from premium services such as cable-access advertising and e-commerce. The communications giant would also require an ISP to pay a $50,000 advance, plus a $30 monthly payment for any Time Warner subscriber that might switch to the ISP. Underscoring the scope of open access, Heins cites recent FCC statistics that he says confirm that 97 percent of all high-speed Internet connections in his state are provided by cable. "Wisconsin has virtually no competition for high-speed Internet connections," he said. He calls Time Warner's term sheet a "take it or leave it proposal where they want to gobble up to capture in a mass or in masses; to capture suddenly. See also: Gobble parts of our revenue." Heins' open access session is scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday, November 9. "We expect a great turnout and a spirited dialogue," McCarthy said. "ISPs are the most central business sector of the Internet industry and open access is the most pivotal issue driving their future." Besides numerous educational sessions, ISPCON will feature the latest solutions for ISPs displayed by more than 300 exhibitors, plus keynote addresses by industry leaders each day of the event. David Peterschmidt, chairman, president & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Inktomi Corporation, delivers the opening day address on Wednesday, November 8. Inktomi is a leader in Internet Infrastructure software. The company serves Internet giants such as America Online, Microsoft, Yahoo!, Sun Microsystems and British Telecommunications. On Thursday, November 9, Howard Bubb, vice president of Intel Corporation's Communications Products Group, addresses conferees. Under Bubb's direction, Dialogic, now an Intel subsidiary, became a leader in the burgeoning Computer Telephony (CT) industry. More than one-third of CT platforms contains Dialogic products. "Chandra" Chandrasekhar, co-founder, CEO, and chairman of the board of Jamcracker, also speaks Thursday at 10 a.m. Jamcracker aggregates and integrates best-of-breed Web-based applications and services from a variety of providers into a single, secure platform. Brian Valentine is slated to speak at 9 a.m. Friday, Nov. 10. As senior vice president of Microsoft's Windows Division, he oversees operating systems teams for Windows 2000, Windows 9x and WinCE. Valentine joined Microsoft in 1987 as an engineering manager in the LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. group and assumed charge of Windows 2000 in December 1998. JoAnn Patrick-Ezzell, the final speaker in the keynote lineup, follows Valentine at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 10. Before her appointment as chairman and chief executive officer of iAsiaWorks in August 1999, Patrick-Ezzell was president and CEO of AT&T Asia/Pacific. She has 25 years in the telecommunications and Internet industries and serves on the Stanford Graduate School of Business The Stanford Graduate School of Business (also known as Stanford Business School or Stanford GSB) is one of the professional schools of Stanford University, in Stanford, California. It is one of the leading business schools in the United States. Advisory Council. For more information about ISPCON, visit www.ispcon.com. ISPCON is produced by Penton Media's Service Provider Events Group. The Service Provider Events Group, located in Golden, CO also produces ASPCON (www.aspcon.com), the leading Internet Service Provider Convention and CLECexpo (www.clecexpo.com), the leading event for Competitive Local Exchange Carriers. Penton Media, Inc. (NYSE:PME) is a leading diversified business media company that produces market-focused magazines, Web sites, trade shows, and conferences. Penton serves the Internet/broadband; natural products/food/retail; manufacturing; electronics; design/engineering; management; supply chain/aviation; government/compliance; mechanical systems/construction; and leisure/hospitality markets. For more information, visit www.penton.com/ |
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