IBC's Conference on billing best practices for telecom operators

Released on = June 30, 2005, 6:44 am

Press Release Author = Marcelo Toledo/ IBC

Industry = Telecommunications

Press Release Summary = IBC promotes conference to discuss billing best practices for players in the Latin America telecoms market

Press Release Body = RIO DE JANEIRO, 1st July - IBC is proud to announce the 6th Annual Conference "Billing, OSS & BSS Latin America", a conference focused on the
consolidation of billing services for the telecommunications players in Brazil and Latin America. The meeting is scheduled to take place on August 23-24, 2005 at Sheraton Rio Hotel, in Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL.

Targeting both fixed and mobile operators, ISPs, SCM operators, cable TVs and satellite service providers, solution providers, consultancy services and research
institutes, this annual meeting will offer 10 case studies
from world class operators, such as Verizon Wireless Puerto Rico, Vivo Brazil and Telcel Mexico.

The conference program in Rio de Janeiro will focus on billing services and systems consolidation, maximizing results through co-billing, billing impact on customer
care, billing strategies for VoIP services, IP billing,
interconnect billing strategies to increase revenue, revenue assurance projects, mediation and provisioning strategies, billing infrastructure as competitive advantage, number portability and BSS & OSS to next generation platform.

A special session will present three Mexican operators: Alestra, Telcel and Marcatel, who will address speeches regarding their experiences on migration and integration of billing system, deploying billing in a multi-
service LD operator with a restricted budget and managing technology to ensure prepaid services' profitability.

Besides the ten case studies scheduled, the event will offer a unique opportunity to meet, learn and understand the billing environment in the region, networking with high-level decision makers and principals, such as
José Vicente Ríos, billing and RA director for Verizon Wireless, Claudio Pestana, billing divisional officer for the biggest Brazilian mobile operator Vivo, Neil Philpott, executive council for the Global Billing Association, Vishal Currie, principal consultant, and Rogelio Ancira, IT
director for Alestra Mexico.The 6th Annual Conference "Billing, OSS & BSS Latin America" is organized
by IBC, sponsored by Orga Systems, CSG Systems, Comptel, Group 1 and Evolving Systems and endorsed by GBA and TeleManagement Forum. For detailed information, call +55-11-3017-6808, or visit the website
www.ibcbrasil.com.br/billinglatam

AGENDA:
6th Annual Conference "Billing, OSS & BSS Latin America" August 23 - 24 2005 at the Sheraton Rio Hotel, in Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL
From 9am to 6pm
Organized by IBC
Registration: +55-11-3017-6888, or at www.ibcbrasil.com.br/billinglatam

For press participation, journalists must contact previously the IBC press

team through the e-mail: ibc@ibcbrasil.com.br

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Web Site = http://www.ibcbrasil.com.br/billinglatam

Contact Details = Marcelo Toledo
PR Advisor for IBC
Rua Bela Cintra, 967 - 11. floor - room 111
Sao Paulo - BRAZIL - POBOX 01415-010
Phone +55-11-3017-6808
Fax +55-11-3017-6914
e-mail: ibc@ibcbrasil.com.br