CommPartners Names Telecom Expert Kris Twomey as Regulatory Counsel; Legal Expert to Represent CommPartners' Interests in VoIP Regulation.LAS VEGAS -- CommPartners, a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) facilitator providing IP telephony services and connectivity to service providers, announced today the appointment of Kris Twomey as regulatory counsel. "The evolution of the regulatory environment in the VoIP industry is an issue that is of high importance to CommPartners," said Dave Clark, president of CommPartners. "With the addition of a seasoned professional like Kris Twomey, we have the resources to ensure that the interests of our company and our customers and partners are fully represented." "CommPartners has taken the necessary steps to represent its partners on the forefront of VoIP regulation by confronting the issues head on," said Kris Twomey, regulatory counsel, CommPartners. "With the ever changing issues in regulation, such as, E-911 offerings and CALEA CALEA Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (Fairfax, Virginia) CALEA Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act of 1994 CALEA Communication Assistance to Low Enforcement Act , CommPartners has positioned itself to effectively communicate its position to the industry in a way that will represent those most affected by the decisions being made." Mr. Twomey brings many years of experience to CommPartners. In addition to his work at CommPartners, Mr. Twomey is a principal of the Law Office of Kristopher E. Twomey where he represents competitive local exchange carriers and Internet service providers. Prior to heading his own practice, Mr. Twomey was an associate at a San Francisco law firm where he negotiated interconnection agreements between competitive and incumbent carriers and worked with regulators to ensure proper implementation. During his time there, he prosecuted a major DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary complaint at California Public Utilities Commission The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC; also often commonly referred to as simply the PUC) [1] is a state Public Utilities Commission which regulates privately-owned utilities in the state of California, including electric power, against a major service provider. Mr. Twomey was also an associate at two Washington D.C. based telecom boutique law firms where he conducted 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 state regulatory work for competitive local exchange carriers. Mr. Twomey regularly speaks at key industry events such as The Broadband Wireless World Forum, the California 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. Association Annual Convention, The Wireless ISP Convention and most recently at ISPCON ISPCON Internet Service Provider Convention (The Golden Group, Inc.) . Mr. Twomey has been named an "ISP-savvy lawyer" by ISP-Planet.com. He holds a bachelor's degree from the University of New Hampshire and a Juris Doctorate degree from the American University in Washington D.C. Mr. Twomey is a member of the Massachusetts Bar, California Counsels of Public Utility and the Federal Communications Bar Association The Federal Communications Bar Association (FCBA) is the voluntary bar association for communications attorneys in the United States. Located in Washington, D.C., the FCBA focuses primarily on the regulatory agencies of the Federal Communications Commission and the state public utility . CommPartners, with a growing national base of resellers, is incorporating E9-1-1 and CALEA capabilities with its suite of VoIP offerings. About CommPartners CommPartners was formed to "Enable the VoIP Promise" by offering hosted Voice over Internet Protocol services, including IP Centrex, hosted PBX (Private Branch eXchange) An inhouse telephone switching system that interconnects telephone extensions to each other as well as to the outside telephone network (PSTN). and conferencing functionality and IP to PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) The worldwide voice telephone network. Once only an analog system, the heart of most telephone networks today is all digital. In the U.S. connectivity to broadband and service providers. CommPartners's hosted VoIP services are designed for Internet Service Providers (wireline and wireless), IT Integrators, Multiple Service Organizations, Private Cable Operators, Independent Operating Companies, Fiber-To-The-Home and Overbuilding Entities. CommPartners is owned and operated by industry veterans with a belief in optimizing packet-based protocols in a distributed architecture to facilitate VoIP connectivity and service offerings for broadband and service providers. For more information, call 702-367-VOIP (8647) or visit CommPartners' website at www.commpartners.us. |
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