Link to live webcast at 8:30 on November 15.

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The New Millennium Research Council (NMRC) cordially invites you to THE NEW STATE OF COMPETITION IN THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY, a roundtable event intended to explore the evolving nature of competition and services in the telecommunications market. This event will introduce new research from the Institute for Policy Innovation and generate expert perspectives on this important topic. Issues to be discussed include new revenue streams in the local telecom market, wireless use as a alternative to traditional phone service, the downward trend in second phone lines, and the increasing use of instant messaging and e-mail as substitutes for telephone calls.

Dr. Rob Atkinson, Director of the Technology & New Economy Project at the Progressive Policy Institute, will moderate the panel discussion. Panelists include Joe Kramer, LECG; Gary Arlen, Arlen Communications; and Philip Richards, Insight Research.

The event will be broadcast live over the Internet and will be archived on the NMRC web site. The NMRC will publish a transcript of the event with an introduction tying together the common themes addressed by the panelists.

When: November 15, 2001. Registration from 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.; Event from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Where: The National Press Club, 529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor, Washington, DC.

R.s.v.p. with: Your Name, Title, Organization, Address, Email Address, and Telephone Number to: 202-263-2962 (fax) or plewis@newmillenniumresearch.org.

Link to live webcast at 8:30 on November 15.