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XXI Meeting of COM/CITEL will be held in Washington, DC, USA from December 7 to 9, 2009

Coordinator: Ms. Jeanne Gellman (United States of America) / Interconnection Regulation Rapporteur

Wednesday, March 17, 1999

Session 1: Obligations to Interconnect

Moderator: Ms. Marian R. Gordon, Director, Telecommunications and Information Standards, State Department, (formerly Special Counsel to the Common Carrier Bureau, FCC) USA

Speakers:

Mr. Alfonso de Orbegoso, Legal Director, Nextel del Perú S.A., Perú

Mr. Jose Rizek, Interconnection Manager, CODETEL, Dominican Republic

Session 2: Treatment of Dominant Carriers and Competitive Safeguards

Moderator: Eduard Arturo Briceño Lira, Senior Economist, Regulatory Policy and Strategic Planning Bureau, OSIPTEL, Peru

Speakers:

Miguel Calderon, Director of Engineering, Avantel, S.A., México

Mr. Sergio A. Galbán, Product Manager, Dirección de Marketing, Unidad y Prestadores, Telecom Argentina

Session 3: The Role of the Regulator in the Negotiation Process

Moderator: Mr. Elid de Leon, Numbering Portability Coordinator, SIT, Guatemala

Speakers:

Mr. Maximiliano von Kesselstatt, Director de Planeamiento Estratégico, CTI, Argentina

Mr. Leandro E. Lobo Guerra, Interconnection Engineer, Global Telecom, Brazil

Session 4: The Role of the Regulator and Pricing

Moderator: Mr. Jorge Dussan, Comisionado, Comisión de Regulación de Telecomunicaciones, Colombia

Speakers:

Mr. José Roberto de Souza Pinto, Chief of the Interconnection Department - Embratel, Brazil