our first panelist is kevin rupy, senior director for policy for u s telecom. that is the broadband association. it is the premier trade association representing service providers and suppliers for the telecom industry. next is david diggs, vice president of wireless internet development for ctia. that is the wireless association. he represents the wireless communications industry. our third panelist is brad hermann, founder and president of call-em-all. that is a company that offers automated dialing services. we have somebody who is actually responsible for placing some robocalls. he will talk about how some are legitimate, and hopefully his company is not making any of the illegal ones. without further ado, i represent our panelists. -- at present our panelists. >> thank you for that introduction. thank you everybody for being here today. i will just open up -- there we go. i will just open up with a few points. i am kevin rupy. i want to thank the ftc for having this important panel today. we are thrilled to be a part of it. we completely understand consume

i'm kevin rupy with u.s. telecom, and i want to mention four things.ng this important panel today, and we're thrilled to be a part of it. number two -- >>> we'll leave the program at this point for what is expected to be a brief pro forma session of the u.s. senate, and we'll return to the discussion on robo call right after the senate session. the presiding officer: the senate will come to order. the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington, d.c, october 19, 2012. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable jim webb,a senator from the commonwealth of virginia, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: daniel k. inouye, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 1:00 p.m. that i would like to you to take away from the slide. the circuit switched network, this original phone network was a closed system meaning voice services were generally provided by local exchange carriers or l