MillerIsar, Inc.

Key Professionals

	Andrew Isar, President Andrew Isar is the President of Miller Isar, Inc. Mr. Isar specifically focuses on regulatory policy issues affecting the competitive telecommunications industry, including unbundled network element issues, broadband deployment issues, and Voice Over Internet protocol telephony. He is also engaged in industry studies and analysis, and is actively involved in complex regulatory compliance issues. He is a frequent speaker and writer on a variety of regulatory topics. Prior to forming Miller Isar, Inc. in 1991, Mr. Isar served in senior regulatory and management positions with a national interexchange carrier, and acted as regulatory consultant to several interexchange carriers.Mr. Isar's professional career began in the U.S. Army Signal Corps where Mr. Isar held several assignments of increasing responsibility, culminating with his assignment as Post Telecommunications Engineering Officer in Fort Lewis, WA, with the rank of Captain. Mr. Isar served as Vice President – State Regulation to the Association of Communications Enterprises (“ASCENT”), as such he assisted in the early development of ASCENT’s forerunner organization, the Telecommunications Resellers Association. He was formerly with AT&T's Washington State Law and Government Affairs group, where he assumed responsibility for the representation of policy and regulatory issues before the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission. Mr. Isar earned a Masters of Science degree in Systems Management from the University of Southern California suma cum laude and Bachelor of Business Administration degree cum laude from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He is active in professional and community organizations, and served on the Board of Directors of the Gig Harbor and Greater Peninsula Chamber of Commerce.
	William E. Braun, General Counsel Mr. Braun is an attorney and telecommunications consultant licensed to practice in the states of Oregon and California. As an attorney for the past 25 years, he has served in a litigation and advisory capacity for private firms, corporations and governmental entities. Mr. Braun served as Vice-President, General Counsel, and Secretary to 1-800-Reconex, a competitive local exchange carrier that pioneered the prepaid local phone service business. During his tenure at Reconex, Mr. Braun was involved in all aspects of representing a competitive local exchange carrier, including, initial certifications, negotiation of resale/interconnection agreements with incumbent carriers, working disputes at both the carrier and Commission levels, filing of ETC applications, and participation in generic dockets on state and federal level regarding the implementation of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Additional responsibilities included mergers and acquisitions, general corporate, intellectual property, and employment/personnel matters. Mr. Braun was a member of senior management team involved in strategic planning in areas of sales and marketing, finance, information technology and human resources in addition to his legal/regulatory responsibilities. Mr. Braun continues to advise 1-800-Reconex, as well as, other telecommunication companies, as an outside consultant. Mr. Braun holds a B.A. in Political Science from California State University, Long Beach and J.D. from Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the Oregon Bar Association, the California Bar Association, and the Federal Communications Bar Association. In conjunction with Miller Isar Mr. Braun is available for direct legal representation of Miller Isar clients on matters related to the telecommunications industry, as well as, general business matters. These matters would include, but not be limited to, the negotiation of interconnection and commercial agreements with the incumbent carriers, representation of carriers with respect to disputes arising from interconnection or commercial agreements, to and including, the arbitration of those disputes, representation of carriers with respect to disputes arising with vendors other than the incumbent carriers, and merger and acquisition issues. Please feel free to contact Bill or Andrew directly with respect to any specific legal needs that your company may have.

Andrew Isar, President

Andrew Isar is the President of Miller Isar, Inc. Mr. Isar specifically focuses on regulatory policy issues affecting the competitive telecommunications industry, including unbundled network element issues, broadband deployment issues, and Voice Over Internet protocol telephony. He is also engaged in industry studies and analysis, and is actively involved in complex regulatory compliance issues. He is a frequent speaker and writer on a variety of regulatory topics.

Prior to forming Miller Isar, Inc. in 1991, Mr. Isar served in senior regulatory and management positions with a national interexchange carrier, and acted as regulatory consultant to several interexchange carriers.Mr. Isar's professional career began in the U.S. Army Signal Corps where Mr. Isar held several assignments of increasing responsibility, culminating with his assignment as Post Telecommunications Engineering Officer in Fort Lewis, WA, with the rank of Captain.

Mr. Isar served as Vice President – State Regulation to the Association of Communications Enterprises (“ASCENT”), as such he assisted in the early development of ASCENT’s forerunner organization, the Telecommunications Resellers Association. He was formerly with AT&T's Washington State Law and Government Affairs group, where he assumed responsibility for the representation of policy and regulatory issues before the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission.

Mr. Isar earned a Masters of Science degree in Systems Management from the University of Southern California suma cum laude and Bachelor of Business Administration degree cum laude from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He is active in professional and community organizations, and served on the Board of Directors of the Gig Harbor and Greater Peninsula Chamber of Commerce.

William E. Braun, General Counsel

Mr. Braun is an attorney and telecommunications consultant licensed to practice in the states of Oregon and California. As an attorney for the past 25 years, he has served in a litigation and advisory capacity for private firms, corporations and governmental entities.

Mr. Braun served as Vice-President, General Counsel, and Secretary to 1-800-Reconex, a competitive local exchange carrier that pioneered the prepaid local phone service business. During his tenure at Reconex, Mr. Braun was involved in all aspects of representing a competitive local exchange carrier, including, initial certifications, negotiation of resale/interconnection agreements with incumbent carriers, working disputes at both the carrier and Commission levels, filing of ETC applications, and participation in generic dockets on state and federal level regarding the implementation of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Additional responsibilities included mergers and acquisitions, general corporate, intellectual property, and employment/personnel matters. Mr. Braun was a member of senior management team involved in strategic planning in areas of sales and marketing, finance, information technology and human resources in addition to his legal/regulatory responsibilities. Mr. Braun continues to advise 1-800-Reconex, as well as, other telecommunication companies, as an outside consultant.

Mr. Braun holds a B.A. in Political Science from California State University, Long Beach and J.D. from Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the Oregon Bar Association, the California Bar Association, and the Federal Communications Bar Association.

In conjunction with Miller Isar Mr. Braun is available for direct legal representation of Miller Isar clients on matters related to the telecommunications industry, as well as, general business matters. These matters would include, but not be limited to, the negotiation of interconnection and commercial agreements with the incumbent carriers, representation of carriers with respect to disputes arising from interconnection or commercial agreements, to and including, the arbitration of those disputes, representation of carriers with respect to disputes arising with vendors other than the incumbent carriers, and merger and acquisition issues. Please feel free to contact Bill or Andrew directly with respect to any specific legal needs that your company may have.

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