ANPI ZONE will host a customer meeting on June 7 from 1-5 PM at the TIA 2012: Inside the Network Conference and Exhibition – June 5-7 at the Gaylord Texan Hotel in Dallas. During this meeting ANPI ZONE will explore how solutions are developed today for carriers to thrive tomorrow. A review of ANPI ZONE’s network capabilities, an update on call completion, peering and a state of the industry will educate and inform carriers on the latest developments to remain competitive, viable and relevant in their markets. Customers of ANPI ZONE are invited to attend the full TIA 2012 conference and will receive a complimentary All Access Pass, giving them access to the entire educational program, free breakfasts, free lunches and access to the outstanding Keynote Program and Exhibit Floor. Contact ANPI ZONE for details.

“ANPI ZONE is pleased to host a meeting with our customers at TIA’s Inside the Network event. The changes in how carriers operate their businesses have a direct impact on the technology and services offerings,” said Dave Lewis, ANPI ZONE’s CEO. “Our goal is to bring technology and service solutions to carriers. TIA in Dallas offers a great opportunity to bring the discussion under one roof.”

ANPI ZONE elected to host a meeting during TIA 2012 because its focus on the people, products and companies driving innovation and optimization of the network. “TIA is delighted to welcome ANPI ZONE to our event,” said Grant Seiffert, TIA’s President. “ANPI ZONE addresses technology and services needs of the rural telecom carriers in the ICT space.” More information on TIA 2012 is available at tia2012.org, but for our customers to recieve the full attendee benefits contact ANPI ZONE for registration details.

ANPI ZONE selected Localtoolbox to provide ISPs with a brand-able portal platform to interact with their community and customers. Localtoolbox is the leading provider of cost-effective, uniquely-branded web portals that allows ISPs to offer distinctive local content to potential customers and existing ones in their communities.

At the core of Localtoolbox’s product is an easy-to-use, web-based publishing tool which includes a proven formula. These tools allow ISPs to quickly recruit local content partners to publish information on the portal. In addition to the compelling content created by local content partners, ISPs can also choose from more than 350 national content sources providing news, weather, TV listings, market updates and more!

By partnering with Localtoolbox, ANPI ZONE’s customers now have an enhanced ability to engage their customers within a branded environment, bringing together national news, social media tools, community information, product support/promotion, area businesses and groups in an interactive forum.

Members of COMPTEL last week in San Francisco elected 12 companies to serve on the COMPTEL Board of Directors for the 2012-2014 term during annual membership meeting at the COMPTEL PLUS Spring 2012 Convention & EXPO. ANPI ZONE’s Gene Chohon was elected to represent the Medium Member Category. These newly elected board members join the others who are currently serving their 2011-2013 terms.  Companies elected to the board for the 2012-2014 term include: 
 
Small Member Category  
• FatBeam LLC – Gregory D. Green, President
• Global Convergence Solutions – Chris Birdsall, Executive Vice President of Global Sales
• TeleQuality Communications Inc. – Tim Koxlien, Founder and CEO

Medium Member Category 
• Alpheus Communications LLC – Scott Widham, CEO
• ANPI Zone Telecom – Gene Chohon, Vice President of Sales and Market Development
• FiberTower – Kurt Van Wagenen, President and CEO
• Granite Telecommunications LLC – Sam Kline, Vice President – Strategic Initiatives
• Tech Valley Communications – Kevin O’Connor, CEO and Co-Founder

Large Member Category 
• Cbeyond Inc. – Julia Strow, Co-Founder
• EarthLink – Jerry Watts, Vice President, Government and Industry Affairs
• Sprint – Matt Carter, President, Sprint Wholesale Solutions
• tw telecom Inc. – Rochelle D. Jones, Senior Vice President

About COMPTEL

Based in Washington, D.C., COMPTEL is the leading industry association representing competitive communications service providers and their supplier partners. COMPTEL members are entrepreneurial companies driving technological innovation and creating economic growth through competitive voice, video, and data offerings and the development and deployment of next-generation, IP-based networks and services. COMPTEL advances its members’ interests through trade shows, networking, education, and policy advocacy before Congress, the Federal Communications Commission and the courts. COMPTEL works to ensure that competitive communications providers can continue to offer lower prices, better service, and greater innovation to consumers. For more information, visit www.comptel.org.

ANPI ZONE’s CEO, Dave Lewis was the keynote speaker at NTCA’s/OPASTCO’s  IP Possibilities Conference on Thursday, April 12, 2012. Dave’s message focused on the recurring issue of long distance calls not terminating into rural exchanges across America.  After his speech Viodi’s Ken Pyle interviewed Dave to recap some of the key points from his keynote. You can watch the interview here.

Numerous organizations, including ANPI ZONE, are actively working with the FCC and others in an attempt to mitigate rural call completion problems.  Dave provided an update on ANPI ZONE’s findings, including current opinion polls on the impact of the FCC’s Declaratory Ruling issued in January. In addition to sharing investigative efforts, he introduced steps being taken to achieve resolution. As Dave effectively communicated during the FCC’s Rural Call Completion Workshop in October 2011 – call completion is more than a problem – it is an epidemic that affects public safety and adversely impacts businesses that depend on reliable voice and data transmissions. ANPI ZONE continues to gather and report inbound call quality examples, and encourages carriers to keep submitting inbound call examples. 

ANPI ZONE’s CEO, Dave Lewis will provide the keynote address at NTCA’s/OPASTCO’s  IP Possibilities Conference on Thursday, April 12, 2012. Dave will focus on the recurring issue of long distance calls not terminating into rural exchanges across America.  Numerous organizations, including ANPI ZONE, are actively working with the FCC and others in an attempt to mitigate these problems.  Dave will provide an update on ANPI ZONE’s findings, including current opinion polls on the impact of the FCC’s Declaratory Ruling issued in January. In addition to sharing investigative efforts, he’ll introduce steps being taken to achieve resolution. As Dave effectively communicated during the FCC’s Rural Call Completion Workshop in October 2011 – call completion is more than a problem – it is an epidemic that affects public safety and adversely impacts businesses that depend on reliable voice and data transmissions. ANPI ZONE continues to gather and report inbound call quality examples, and encourages carriers to keep submitting inbound call examples.