Study Indicates Wide Disparity of Treatment Towards VoIP
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The Global IP Alliance ("Alliance") has
released its initial report and established an ongoing process to allow
government, industry and consumers to obtain current information on the state
of global IP-based communications technology and regulation.
Hosting government regulators from more than 25 countries in Washington,
DC, the Alliance officially launched public access to the Global IP Policy
Matrix (available at http://www.ipall.org/matrix) and announced a new process
whereby those following IP technology and regulation may share information on
VoIP treatment around the world via the establishment of the Global IP
Alliance's wiki (available at http://www.globalipalliance.net).
"The Matrix is the first in a series of evolving, updateable resources
that will establish the Alliance as the 'go-to' resource for IP-based
communications-related information around the world," noted Julie Hedlund,
Strategic Advisor to the Global IP Alliance. "The Matrix is designed to allow
industry, regulators and consumers to determine the state of regulatory
oversight of emerging IP-based technologies, services and applications. By
supplying information and support regarding regulatory activities, the
Alliance will also serve to demonstrate that the emerging IP-based
communications industry is capable of self-governance without the need for
stringent regulatory interference or prescriptive oversight."
"The Global IP Alliance Wiki is designed to allow interested parties
around the globe to share information and insights about the evolving state of
IP-based communications around the world," said Jonathan Askin, Acting
Executive Director of the Global IP Alliance and General Counsel to
pulver.com. "No individual is in a position to describe the state of IP-based
communications around the world, but, working together, we all may develop a
clearer, more complete picture of the state of IP technology and the legal,
regulatory and economic structures affecting it around the world."
The Alliance will develop liaison activities for the disparate entities
world-wide concerned with issues related to achieving widespread success of IP
communications in a global environment," noted Jonathan Askin, the Acting
Executive Director of the Global IP Alliance and the General Counsel to
pulver.com. "We understand that there are many entities throughout the world
attempting to address the social issues and other challenges confronting the
IP-based community. Through joining with other members of the Global IP
Alliance, companies and organizations will help to speed the development of
awareness, resources, and approaches to foster the rapid deployment and
ubiquity of IP communications."
"We acknowledge that technology can solve many problems, when policy
doesn't unnecessarily get in the way," said Jeff Pulver, Acting Chairman of
the Alliance. "The Global IP Alliance will help to create a world where
technology can truly support the individual's communications needs. Imagine a
world in which a person using an IP-enabled communications device simply
presses a button and coordinated emergency response teams and other entities
obtain immediate access to the person's location, medical history and other
relevant data that might require particularized treatment. That is the world
that we hope to contribute to over the next few years. That is the type of
future we hope that the Global IP Alliance will motivate and propel."
Global IP Alliance to Convene at Fall VON (Voice on the Net) Tradeshow in
September
In related news, The Global IP Alliance will meet at 5:45 pm on Tuesday,
September 20 at Fall VON in Boston. Members and interested parties in the
Alliance can log on to the show site: http://www.von.com to register.
About the Global IP Alliance
The Global IP Alliance (http://www.ipall.org) is an international
consortium of IP-based communications services and applications providers
committed to realizing the promise of IP communications and of interconnecting
IP-based communications providers. The Alliance supports the need for
addressing how IP-based services and applications are affected by existing
local, national and international laws and promotes social objectives such as
lawful intercept, emergency response, and access by persons with disabilities.
The Global IP Alliance also supports IP-based services and applications
interconnection with other IP-based services and applications without regard
to customer location. Members of the Global IP Alliance include companies
drawn from the platform, applications and service providers currently
developing, deploying and interconnecting IP-based networks, services and
applications throughout the world.
Reader Contact Information:
The Global IP Alliance, 115 Broadhollow Rd | Suite 225 | Melville, NY
11747 | USA | Tel: +1.631.961.8950, http://www.ipall.org, info@ipall.org
Contact:
Jonathan Askin
1-631-961-1049
jaskin@pulver.com
Bage Anderson
1-254-772-5909
bage@weinkrantz.com
SOURCE The Global IP Alliance
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Related links:
http://www.globalipalliance.net
http://www.ipall.org http://www.von.com
http://www.pulver.com
CONTACT:
Jonathan Askin, +1-631-961-1049,
jaskin@pulver.com; or Bage Anderson, +1-254-772-5909,
bage@weinkrantz.com, both for The Global IP Alliance
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