PRESENTS 3 rd Annual CANADIAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS FORUM PROGRAM October 31 – November 1, 2005 • The Sutton Place Hotel • Toronto CO-CHAIRS The past year has seen competition within the telecommunications Kirsten Embree Partner industry reach new heights. As industry players jockey to try to gain a Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP competitive advantage with new technology, the current regulatory Michael Koch regime struggles to keep pace. The coming year promises even greater Partner Goodmans LLP change. Attend this event and learn: • What the current economic fundamentals look like for this industry, and what is forecast for the future • What progress is being made with the Telecom Policy Review, and the latest thinking on how Canada’s regulatory regime can best s reflect current technological and market realities d e • What impact the recent CRTC decision on VoIP will have, especially e N on competition in the local service arena n o • What international regulatory trends are emerging, and where i t Canada ranks a m • Where policy on ‘lawful intercept’ is heading r o f • How challenges surrounding the ‘911’ service can be resolved n I g and much more… n i v SPONSORED BY MARKETING PARTNER l o v E r u o Y g n i Call 1-888-777-1707 or fax 1-866-777-1292 t ENROLL TODAY! e or register online at www.insightinfo.com e M WHO SHOULD Dear Colleague ATTEND Remember "convergence" and "the information highway?" Last heard in the mid-1990s, convergence and the information highway From wireless, wireline, have returned and may finally be here to stay. The past couple of satellite and cable years have seen numerous developments in broadband technology telecommunications and the competitive landscape with the telcos and cable companies companies, including internet service providers finally launching head-first into each others' businesses, the rise of and industry associations: VoIP, and the adoption of many new applications for wireless platforms. • CEO’s, CFO’s, Presidents, Spurred on by these developments, there has never been a busier time Vice Presidents, on the regulatory agenda. The CRTC's VoIP decision is just out, Bell Directors of Technology, and TELUS have promised an appeal to Cabinet, the CRTC has Operations, Corporate commenced a proceeding to consider the criteria for local forbearance Strategy, Marketing, and the Government is reviewing Canada's telecommunications and Consumer / Business Solutions, Business and spectrum policies, all at the same time as Government and regulators Legal Affairs, grapple with the impact of new technologies on such fundamental Government and issues as law enforcement and the safety of Canadians Regulatory Affairs There is plenty to talk about, and we believe Insight has put together an exciting program that will bring together all of the major themes From legal and consulting coursing through our exciting industry. firms, government organizations including We look forward to seeing you there. the CRTC, Department of Industry and the Sincerely, Competition Bureau • President, Partner, Director of Research, Spectrum Management, Policy Advisors and Analysts in Kirsten Embree Michael Koch Telecommunications Partner Partner Finance and Regulatory Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP Goodmans LLP Affairs, Economists Delegates will receive a set of original materials that will serve as a valuable reference source after the program. was asked to study and report by the end of the year on MONDAY three areas that must continue to evolve in order to keep pace with rapid changes in technology, consumer demand OCTOBER 31, 2005 and market structure, namely: regulation, access, and information and communications technologies (ICT) 8:15 Registration and Continental Breakfast adoption. On June 6, the TPR published its Consultation Paper in which more than 100 issues were put out for 9:00 Welcoming Remarks from Insight Information public comment by August 15 with second round 9:05 Opening Remarks from the Co-Chair comments due September 15. Panelists will provide their thoughts and discuss selected items from the Kirsten Embree TPR process. Partner Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP 11:30 Local Services: The Last Great Regulatory Battlefield 9:15 Industry Economics: What’s on the Horizon Moderator: Moderator: Lorne Salzman Bernard Courtois Partner McCarthy Tétrault LLP President and CEO ITAC Mirko Bibic E Dvai Ghose Chief, Regulatory Affairs L Bell Canada B Managing Director & Canadian Telecom A Services Analyst Teresa-Griffin Muir T CIBC World Markets Vice President, Regulatory Affairs D MTS Allstream Inc. N Peter Rhamey U Managing Director, Telecommunications Michael Hennessy O BMO Nesbitt Burns President R Canadian Cable Television Association ’ Paul Holman S Managing Director • Was the CRTC's VOIP decision right or wrong? T Dominion Bond Rating Service Limited What have we learned from 6 months of S post-decision experience? Y • Prospects for further industry and cross-sector L consolidation • Are the new entrants being overly protected A from the ILECs? N • Cablecos' ability to compete in the voice market, • When and how should the CRTC forebear from A and Telcos' ability to compete in the pay TV market regulating ILEC local services? • Prospects for the wireless sector • Will the business and residential markets evolve • Implication for investors differently? What are the regulatory implications? • Voluntary wireless number portability • What's left to regulate after local forbearance? • WiMAX and WiFi potential • What special issues arise with non-traditional local 10:15 Coffee Break providers that connect by IP with end users? 10:30 Telecom Policy Review 12:30 Luncheon Moderator: 1:15 Keynote Luncheon Address Grant Buchanan Partner Robert Quance McCarthy Tétrault LLP General Manager MCI Canada Ken Engelhart Vice President, Regulatory Rogers Communications Inc. 2:00 International Trends in the Regulation of the Telecommunications Industry Lawson Hunter Executive Vice President Dimitri Ypsilanti BCE Inc. Directorate on Science, Technology and Industry OECD, Paris Chris Peirce Main trends in regulatory policies internationally Senior Vice President, Regulatory and Government Affairs • Development of competition in G7 economies MTS Allstream Inc. - regulatory treatment of VoIP Janet Yale - benchmarking Canada relative to other countries subject to studies conducted by OECD Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs TELUS • Broadband developments across the OECD On April 11, 2005, the Minister of Industry announced its 2:45 Refreshment Break Telecommunications Policy Review Panel (TPR). The panel ENROLL TODAY! Call 1-888-777-1707 or fax 1-866-777-1292 or register online at www.insightinfo.com 3:00 Spectrum Policy and Management: What’s Next? TUESDAY Moderator: Peter Barnes NOVEMBER 1, 2005 President and CEO CWTA 8:15 Breakfast Fernand Léger 9:00 Opening Remarks from the Co-Chair Director, Spectrum and Radio Policy Telecommunications Policy Branch Michael Koch Industry Canada Partner Goodmans LLP Ed Prior Director, Government & Regulatory Affairs 9:15 ‘Lawful Intercept’: Where is Policy Headed? TELUS Mobility Moderator: Dawn Hunt Kirsten Embree Vice President of Government Partner and Intercarrier Relations Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP Rogers Wireless Darryl Sitka Bryan Boyd A/Chief, Investigative and Telecommunication President and CEO Technologies, National Security Policy Directorate TeraGo Networks Inc. Public Safety and Emergency • Issues arising from the Spectrum Framework Preparedness Canada consultation; public safety spectrum, spectrum Jay Kerr-Wilson use and flexibility, FCFS changes Vice President, Legal Affairs • UWB, Licence exempt and cognitive radio impact CCTA on spectrum policy • WiMax and/or licensed exempt spectrum developments Scott Coleman Director of Product Management • The Spam Task Force, LNP SS8 Networks, San Jose CA 4:15 Will the Foreign Ownership Issue be Resolved • Overview of Government of Canada proposals Through Industry Consolidation? regarding interception capability and access to subscriber information Moderator: • Expanded coverage of LI requirements as new Barbara Miller technologies emerge and gain adoption Partner • Greater cooperation from the newer technology Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP service providers Ken Stein • Protection of network subscriber's privacy through Senior Vice President, Corporate precisely targeted intercepts and Regulatory Affairs • Developments in the US and Europe – is Canada in Shaw Communications Inc. step with its major trading partners? Valerie Ferraro • What role do technical standards play in lawful access President solutions and how are those standard developed? Yak Communications (Canada) Inc. • Operational and capital costs – who pays the peeper? • Has recent industry consolidation activity lessened the need for increased foreign investment and capital? 10:15 Coffee Break • To what extent will new technologies/services affect 10:30 Resolving the Challenges Presented by foreign ownership issues? the ‘9-1-1’ Service • Does ownership of the infrastructure really matter in the new environment? Michael Koch Partner • Do foreign ownership restrictions actually restrict Goodmans LLP Canadian companies’ efforts to Canada, with little international presence? Contrast this with Murdoch Parke Davis or Time Warner Senior Regulatory Advisor, Public Policy • Given the WTO agreement, does it make sense to let and Regulatory Affairs foreign companies into the market with foreign TELUS access to capital and not Canadian companies? Judy Broomfield 5:15 Conference Adjourns