Policy Implications on Complexity of Standards and Systems Andrew Newton (moderator) Edward Lewis Alain van Gaever Christopher Libertelli

Panel Overview With regulations surrounding emergency services signaling, what are the implications for adding complexity to the standards and systems needed to deliver a call for help to PSAPs and first responders? With added complexity, what are the risks of failing in the primary mission of emergency services calling. This panel discussion is an overview of the increase in complexity on standards and systems to meet anticipated regulations.

Panelists Edward Lewis - NeuStar Alain van Gaever - EU Commission Christopher Libertelli - Skype Andrew Newton - SunRocket Edward Lewis Edward Lewis has participated in efforts to secure the Domain Name System and to use it to secure other protocols for over a decade. Experience has included developing software, organizing and participating in workshops, registry DNS operations, and IETF standards development in DNS and other protocols. His current position at NeuStar is focused on DNS development and monitoring progress on the integration of DNS into new environments. Alain Van Gaever Alain Van Gaever works in the Policy Development Unit of DG Information Society and Media where he is responsible for policy development, technical advice, information and communication in the area of electronic communication networks and services. In particular: Next Generation Networks (NGN), Voice over IP (VoIP), Interconnection in IP-enabled networks, Access to Emergency Services (forward-looking aspects), Standardisation, Power Line Communications (PLC) and Cell Broadcasting (CB). Before joining the European Commission, he worked as a Signal Troops officer in the Armed Forces and as a Voice over IP consultant in Cisco Systems. Alain has a master's degree in Engineering from the polytechnic division of the Military Academy, a master's degree in Telematics, an MBA from the University of Brussels, and is still an active CCIE. Christopher Libertelli Mr. Libertelli is Senior Director of Government and Regulatory Affairs for Skype, a global Internet communications company. Before joining Skype in July of 2005, he was Senior Legal Advisor to U.S. FCC Chairman Michael Powell. During the period from July 2001 until March 2005 he managed the Chairman's broadband and competition policy agendas and was central to the development of the FCC's “Internet Freedom” and Internet Telephony framework. In his capacity as Senior Legal Advisor, he was responsible for working closely with federal and state regulators and the Congress in the context of telecommunications reform efforts. He also held a number of senior positions at the FCC, including special counsel for competition policy, and has published widely in the areas of telecommunications policy and regulation. Before joining the FCC, Mr. Libertelli represented competitive local exchange carriers and wireless providers in private practice in Washington, D.C. When he is not traveling for Skype, he lives and works in Washington DC with his dog, Wagner. Andrew Newton Andrew Newton is a current co-chair of the IETF’s GEOPRIV working group and co-author of the LoST specification, the IETF’s protocol for routing calls to PSAPs based on location. Andrew has implemented standards-based protocols for the past 15 years, and has been participating in standards development organizations for the past 10 years. He currently leads the VoIP development group at SunRocket, Inc. Before joining SunRocket, he served as a research engineer for VeriSign.

Policy / Standards / Practice When they don’t match, who is at fault? Do regulators fail to understand how technology is used? Are technologists living in a world where politics and reality suit their desires? Should operators provide more feedback when both policy and standards are formulated? And who’s job is it to make sure they all talk to each other?

The Foibles Regulators Too willing to impose order from chaos? Or not willing to impose perfect order? Technologists Too willing to specify features? Or not willing to completely cover all cases? Operators Too willing to implement bad systems? Or not willing to deploy enough? Anti-SPAM as an example. Current laws restrict legitimate businesses. But they have done nothing to reduce the amount of fraudulent email. Anti-SPAM standards require a lot of specialized code. Yet they typically do not cover the email forwarding and list exploder use cases. Most ISPs have deploy anti-SPAM measures. Unfortunately, they’ve never all managed to deploy the same measures.

Points to Ponder What if regulators required a coordinated PSAP system, reducing the 6,000 PSAPs in the US to just 5? LoST spec would certainly be shorter. Coordination on best practices would be easier. What if all IP networks had to be “accredited”? Could the local police take away your home AP? Would personal network certification ever work? What if technologists could coordinate on only one LCP? Operator would not have deploy multiple solutions. Regulators would not have to intervene. As you listen to the following panelists give their view of the problem, ask yourself these questions.