Effort to Build Global Community for IP-Based Communications Application
Providers
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The Global IP Alliance ("Alliance")
will host its first annual meeting at Fall VON at the Boston Convention Center
(Room 104) on Tuesday, Sept. 20 from 2:45 pm -- 4:30 pm. The Alliance will
elect its first Board of Directors and set the course for building the global
IP-based communications community.
"The Alliance is intended to become the global hub of the emerging IP-
based communications industry," noted Jonathan Askin, the Acting Executive
Director of the Global IP Alliance and the General Counsel to pulver.com. We
hope to develop liaison activities for the disparate players and entities
world-wide concerned with issues related to achieving widespread success of IP
communications in a global environment. "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."
"The policies governing IP-based communications are rapidly evolving
around the world," said Julie Hedlund, Strategic Advisor to the Global IP
Alliance. "During just the past few months, the level of interest and
activity in VoIP regulations and in policy initiatives has grown
exponentially. Countries that once banned VoIP for all purposes are beginning
to understand its value to their citizens. Other countries that had taken
hands-off approaches are reconsidering regulation. The IP-based
communications industry can no longer afford to sit back while the rules
governing our future are written for us."
"The Global IP Alliance believes that the future must be innovation and
technology driven," noted Marilyn Cade, Strategic Advisor to the Alliance.
"Rules are being set right now that affect IP-Enabled Services, especially
VoIP. Lawmakers and regulators have both questions and concerns that need to
be addressed if we are to avoid typical telecom regime or international treaty
approaches that can only stifle innovation and adoption by users around the
world -- whether businesses or consumers. The Global IP Alliance is bringing
industry and users together to address these issues and others, affecting the
bright future of IP-enabled communications."
"The VON Conference is the perfect venue in which to build the global IP-
based communications community, said Christopher Libertelli, Director of North
American Government Affairs for Skype and a member of the Global IP Alliance.
"The VON Conference is the largest and most relevant assemblage of leaders in
IP-based communications. Too many regulators, companies, and associations are
still thinking too regionally. IP technology obliterates geo-political
boundaries. As a result, we really need to start thinking and building
globally."
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: +1.631.961.1049, http://www.ipall.org, info@ipall.org
Global Alliance Contact: PR Agency Contact:
Jonathan Askin Bage Anderson
+631-961-1049 + 254-772-5909
jaskin@pulver.com bage@weinkrantz.com
SOURCE Global IP Alliance
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Related links:
http://www.ipall.org
http://www.von.com
CONTACT:
Jonathan Askin, +1-631-961-1049,
jaskin@pulver.com of Global Alliance; or Bage Anderson,
+1-254-772-5909, bage@weinkrantz.com of Alan Weinkrantz And
Company for Global Alliance
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