By Sharla Sikes

The fifth annual Communications Conference, hosted by Jefferies, a global investment bank and institutional securities firm, will commence Monday and Tuesday in New York City. The conference agenda boasts a range of “leading public and private companies from the communications sector,” and aims to address many current issues in the communications industry.

Some of those topics include consolidation, emerging technologies and regulatory changes.

“With industry-wide revenues expected to grow to more than $1 trillion by the end of 2008, the communications sector is attracting strong interest from the investment community,” commented Steven R. Black, Director of Research at Jefferies. “Jefferies’ upcoming conference provides a forum for investors to learn more about many of the innovative companies that are contributing to the strong growth in the sector.”

Presenting companies currently include:*

Arbinet-thexchange, Inc.

Broadview Networks

Cbeyond, Inc.

Cellcom Israel Ltd.

Centennial Communications Corp.

Cincinnati Bell Inc.

Clearwire Corporation

Cleveland Unlimited, Inc.

Cogent Communications Group, Inc.

Covad Communications Group, Inc.

Dycom Industries, Inc.

Equinix, Inc.

FiberNet Telecom Group, Inc.

FiberTower Corporation

General Communication, Inc.

Global Crossing

Globalstar, Inc.

Grande Communications Holdings, Inc.

HickoryTech Corporation

Hughes Communications, Inc.

iBasis, Inc.

ICO Global Communications

Limited

Inmarsat plc

Internap Network Services Corporation

Iowa Telecommunications Services, Inc.

iPCS, Inc.

Iridium Satellite LLC

Knology Inc.

Leap Wireless International, Inc.

Level 3 Communications, Inc.

Mobile Satellite Ventures LP

NextWave Wireless Inc.

NII Holdings, Inc.

One Communications

PAETEC Holding Corp.

PRIMUS Telecommunications Group, Incorporated

Q9 Networks Inc.

RCN Corporation

SAVVIS, Inc.

SureWest Communications

Switch & Data Facilities Company, Inc.

TelePacific Communications

Terremark Worldwide, Inc.

TerreStar Corporation

Time Warner Telecom Inc.

Vonage Holdings Corp.

*Subject to change

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