 Hello, my name is Martin Griffin. I'm an Outreach and Government Affairs Associate here at Public Knowledge, and I'm going to introduce to you a new segment we're doing called the PK Staff Breaks It Down, where we take complex topics and try to condense it into an easy-to-understand, brief video. Today we're going to be talking about the five fundamentals of the PSTM. The FCC is preparing for the eventual transition from copper to an all-IP network. There are five fundamentals that we have that exist from the social contract America has with its consumers on the copper network that should carry over to the all-IP network. These five fundamentals are public safety, interconnection and competition, consumer protection, network reliability, service to all Americans. You should be able as a consumer to make and receive phone calls clearly no matter where you live, whether you are in the nice part of the city, in the not so nice part of the city, or you don't even live within the city limits and live in rural America. You should always be able to make and receive clear phone calls no matter where you are. Second fundamental, interconnection and competition. You should be able as a consumer to make and receive phone calls with confidence no matter if you and your recipient are on the same carrier or on competing providers. So if you're on provider A and your friend is on provider B, that phone call must be able to go through without any interference or inconsistencies. Third fundamental, consumer protection. The FCC must ensure that there is a timely recourse in case consumers have complaints during or after the transition to the all-IP network is complete. Fourth fundamental, network reliability. Consumers must be able to make and receive phone calls clearly in any type of situation, including natural disasters. Hurricane Sandy proved that the U.S. is not yet prepared for the all-IP network. So as the FCC goes through this transition to the all-IP network, we must ensure that consumers have the ability to make and receive phone calls in any type of situation, including natural disasters. Fifth fundamental, public safety. Consumers must be able to make phone calls to 911 and emergency personnel and feel confident that those phone calls will go through. Thank you very much for listening to our five fundamentals for the PSTN. Please check back with us in the future as we continue to bring you more episodes of public knowledge. Thank you.