Wheeler, FCC Staff Seem Fully Committed tornIP Transition, Top AT&T Official Says at CES

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LAS VEGAS — AT&T is very optimistic about the direction the FCC is heading on the IP transition,rnwith a rulemaking teed up for a vote at the commission’s January meeting, said Senior Vice PresidentrnBob Quinn. Speakers during a CES panel hosted by USTelecom said the transition to IP from a plain-oldtelephone-rnservice (POTS) world is one of the biggest issues facing the agency. “I’m pretty optimistic,”rnQuinn said. “One of the things they [at the FCC] really get is that this be voluntary. I don’t think theyrnwant to mandate people to participate in this trial. ... They want telephone companies who are interested in conducting these test beds to come forward and say, ‘Where would [you] like to have these done and whatrnis your timeframe, what is your plan.’”