Telecommunications Expert Discusses Private Line Technology Development

Case Overview

This case involves a telecommunications dispute surrounding the mechanics of private lines and long distance calls. An expert on telecommunications was sought to provide a historical perspective on the development of these technologies over the past 20 years and explain how it has changed, if at all.

Questions to the Telecommunications expert and their responses

Please describe your experience working in the telecommunications field?

I have 20+ years experience in the telecommunications industry and can explain how a private line works and can speak to the development of private line technology over the past two decades.

Are you able to explain the development of private line technology over the past two decades and explain what, if anything, has changed?

I have 20+ years experience in the telecommunications industry and can speak to the development of private line technology over the past two decades.

Can you explain, in layman's terms, how a dedicated line works?

I can explain how a private line works.

About the expert

This expert is an internationally renown authority on SIP, VoIP technologies, PSTN transition issues, and Next Generation Network Signaling. Formerly this expert was a member of the Communications Security Reliability and Interoperability Council (CSRIC) of the United States Federal Communication Commission. He has testified and filed before the United States Federal Communications Commission and the Canadian Radiotelevision and Telecommunications Commission. Presently, this expert is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the SIP Forum, an IP communications industry association that engages in numerous activities that promote and advance SIP-based technology. Among its activities are the development of industry recommendations such as SIPconnect for enterprise IP-PBX to service provider interconnection, the SIPit interoperability and testing events, various educational seminars, and the general promotion of SIP in the industry. Presently, he is the Principal of a private consultancy advising telecommunications companies, technology suppliers, the investment community and national regulatory agencies issues related to Voice over IP, Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) Transition, Network Design and Architecture, Peering, Numbering and Signaling.