ADVISORY/ITAA Innovation At the Edge Webcast: The battle over Voice over Internet Protocol in the States.

News Editors/Assignment Desks

ADVISORY...Monday (Sept. 8)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

WHAT:       Throughout 2003, the State Public Utility Commissioners
            ("PUC") around the United States have increased their
            focus of VoIP technologies and some States have in fact
            started taking specific actions to which the US VoIP
            Industry now needs to pay special attention.  ITAA's
            Innovation at the Edge program will host a free webcast
            to cover developments in the states and their potential
            impact on consumers.

WHEN:       September 8, 2003 - 2pm eastern

WHERE:      Register online for this free webcast:
            http://www.itaa.org/events/register.cfm?EventID=820

WHO:        Two VoIP experts will present:

            --  Jim Kohlenberger is a former White House Senior
                Domestic Policy Advisor and specialist on telecom
                policy.

            --  Jeff Pulver, President and CEO of pulver.com, Inc., is
                a globally respected visionary with more than a decade
                of experience in Internet and IP communications.

Why:        ITAA's Innovation At-the-Edge's mission is to educate,
            inform and organize opinion around the value proposition
            of emerging "edge of the network" applications.

Its goal is to promote the accelerated adoption of "edge of the network" technologies and applications with potential customers and as a part of integrated service offerings. From a policy perspective the goal is to extend the availability of the network broadband IP applications by supporting policies that encourage deployment of IP-based technologies. Furthermore Innovation At-The-Edge strives to add to the value of edge of the network broadband IP applications by urging the government to maintain a "hands-off" approach to regulating the Internet and IP-based applications. Free Newsletter Subscription http://www.itaa.org/news/pubs/product.cfm?eventID=788

Current Issue:

http://www.itaa.org/isec/innovation/tthall.cfm?Issue=8/29/03

Free Subscription:

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Newsletter Articles by Topic: (Due to the length of these URLs, it may be necessary to copy and paste the hyperlinks into your Internet browser's URL address field.)

Broadband At-Home:

http://www.itaa.org/isec/innovation/tthbysub.cfm?Subject=

Broadband%20At-Home

Broadband At-Work:

http://www.itaa.org/isec/innovation/tthbysub.cfm?Subject=

Broadband%20At-Work%20

Broadband Unwired:

http://www.itaa.org/isec/innovation/tthbysub.cfm?Subject=

Broadband%20Unwired%20

Edge At-Play:

http://www.itaa.org/isec/innovation/tthbysub.cfm?Subject=

Edge%20At-Play

Edge Business:

http://www.itaa.org/isec/innovation/tthbysub.cfm?Subject=

Edge%20Business%20%20

Edge Devices:

http://www.itaa.org/isec/innovation/tthbysub.cfm?Subject=

Edge-Devices%20

Edge Networks:

http://www.itaa.org/isec/innovation/tthbysub.cfm?Subject=

Edge%20Networks%20

Edge Rules:

http://www.itaa.org/isec/innovation/tthbysub.cfm?Subject=

Edge%20Rules%20

Edge Tech:

http://www.itaa.org/isec/innovation/tthbysub.cfm?Subject=

Edge%20Tech%20

VoIP:

http://www.itaa.org/isec/innovation/tthbysub.cfm?Subject=VoIP%20

The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) provides global public policy, business networking, and national leadership to promote the continued rapid growth of the IT industry. ITAA consists of over 400 corporate members throughout the U.S., and a global network of 50 countries' IT associations. The Association plays the leading role in issues of IT industry concern including information security, taxes and finance policy, digital intellectual property protection, telecommunications competition, workforce and education, immigration, online privacy and consumer protection, government IT procurement, human resources and e-commerce policy. ITAA members range from the smallest IT start-ups to industry leaders in the Internet, software, IT services, ASP, digital content, systems integration, telecommunications, and enterprise solution fields. For more information visit www.itaa.org.