6th Annual Comprehensive Conference on Spectrum Management
Law Seminars International
Walter E. Washington Convention Center
801 Mount Vernon Place NW
Washington, DC 20001
March 8 & 9, 2010
http://www.lawseminars.com/detail.php?SeminarCode=10SPECDC
Monday, March 08, 2010
8:00 am Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 am Introduction and Overview
Michele C. Farquhar, Esq., Program Co-Chair
Hogan & Hartson LLP / Washington, DC
Kathleen O'Brien Ham, Esq., Program Co-Chair, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs
T-Mobile USA, Inc. / Washington, DC
Dale N. Hatfield, Program Co-Chair, Adjunct Professor
University of Colorado / Boulder, CO
8:45 am Update on the Technological Drivers for Spectrum Management Policies
New engineering and conceptual developments, and potential impacts on spectrum management policy; FCC's view on the most promising new developments which may result in policy changes
Julius P. Knapp, Chief, Office of Engineering and Technology
FCC / Washington, DC
New engineering and conceptual developments, and potential impacts on spectrum management policy; FCC view on the most promising new developments which may result in policy changes
Stagg Newman, Ph.D., Chief Technologist, Broadband Plan Task Force
FCC / Washington, DC
10:15 am Break
10:30 am Nuts and Bolts of Spectrum Proposals Before Congress
Update on proposals, including spectrum inventory; relocation of government spectrum for commercial purposes; jamming and handset exclusivity; impact on the FCC and NTIA
Howard J. Symons, Esq.
Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. / Washington, DC
11:15 am Spectrum Enforcement Issues
The FCC's approach to spectrum enforcement and challenges with new technologies and services
David H. Solomon, Esq.
Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP / Washington, DC
12:00 pm Lunch (on your own)
1:15 pmT he New Wireless Ecosystem
Market overview
Rebecca Arbogast, Moderator, Managing Director
Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc. / Washington, DC
Established carrier perspective; how the changes in spectrum policy need to adapt to changes in markets
Joan Marsh, Esq., Vice President, Federal Regulatory Affairs
AT&T / Washington, DC
Rural carrier perspective
Caressa D. Bennet, Esq.
Bennet & Bennet PLLC / Bethesda, MD
New technology/applications company perspective
Staci L. Pies, Esq., Director, Government and Regulatory Affairs
Skype Limited / Rockville, MD
Infrastructure provider perspective
Steve Sharkey, Senior Director, Regulatory and Spectrum Policy
Motorola, Inc. / Washington, DC
3:15 pm Break
3:30 pm The Rebirth of Antitrust Enforcement
Overview of DOJ and FTC inquiries in the telecom sector
Donald J. Russell, Esq., Moderator
Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck, Untereiner & Sauber LLP / Washington, DC
FCC perspective
Jonathan B. Baker, Ph.D., Esq., Chief Economist
FCC / Washington, DC
Consumer perspective
Gigi B. Sohn, Esq., President and Founder
Public Knowledge / Washington, DC
Wireless perspective
Michael F. Altschul, Esq., Senior Vice President and General Counsel
CTIA - The Wireless Association / Washington, DC
5:30 pm Continue the Exchange of Ideas: Reception for Faculty and Attendees
Sponsored by Hogan & Hartson LLP and T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Tuesday, March 09, 2010
8:00 am Continental Breakfast
8:30 am Introduction and Overview
Michele C. Farquhar, Esq., Program Co-Chair
Hogan & Hartson LLP / Washington, DC
Kathleen O'Brien Ham, Esq., Program Co-Chair
T-Mobile USA, Inc. / Washington, DC
Dale N. Hatfield, Program Co-Chair, Adjunct Professor
University of Colorado / Boulder, CO
8:45 am Update on FCC's Broadband Report of February 2010, and Wireless Innovation NOI
Insights from stakeholder workshops; prospects for changes in wireless broadband policy; shift in focus from micromanagement of spectrum to innovative approaches
Ruth Milkman, Esq., Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau
FCC / Washington, DC
9:30 am Moving Ahead After the Spectrum Inventory Project - Overview
The need to create more spectrum; user wish lists on the table; relocation; where spectrum is coming from on the commercial side - the likely candidates
Dale N. Hatfield, Program Co-Chair
University of Colorado / Boulder, CO
10:00 am Break
10:15 am Moving Ahead After the Spectrum Inventory Project - Panel Perspectives
Spectrum needs of new and old players and possible new bands; perspectives on what the results will tell us about who to move, and where
Dale N. Hatfield, Moderator, Program Co-Chair
University of Colorado / Boulder, CO
Michael Calabrese, Esq., Vice President and Director, Wireless Future Program
New America Foundation / Washington, DC
Matthew Hussey, Legislative Assistant to Senator Snowe (R-Maine)
U.S. Senate / Washington, DC
Charla M. Rath, Exec. Director, Spectrum and Public Policy
Verizon Wireless / Washington, DC
12:00 pm Lunch (on your own)
1:15 pm Public Safety Workshop
Perspectives on the pluses and minuses of the various proposals
Michele C. Farquhar, Esq., Program Co-Chair, Moderator
Hogan & Hartson LLP / Washington, DC
Jennifer A. Manner, Esq., Deputy Chief, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau
FCC / Washington, DC
Patrick Halley, Government Affairs Director
National Emergency Number Association / Arlington, VA
Harlin R. McEwen, Chairman
Public Safety Spectrum Trust Corporation / Washington, DC
Richard Mirgon, President
APCO International, Inc. / Carson City, NV
2:45 pmBreak 3:00 pmSmart Energy Grids, Wireless Telehealth Care, and Other New Applications
Evolving business models and accessing broadband connectivity to telemedicine networks
Paul Margie, Esq.
Wiltshire & Grannis LLP / Washington, DC
Energy savings through wireless Smart Grid technologies
John Horn, National Director, M2M
T-Mobile USA, Inc. / Draper, UT
4:00 pm Implementing Wireless Broadband Service Expansion in Rural Areas
FCC's new rule and "shot clock" for tower siting applications; pole attachment cases; carriers contracting with infrastructure management companies; getting through the approval process; implications to expansion of services; stimulus funding
Jeffrey Silva, Moderator, Senior Policy Director, Telecommunications, Media and Technology
Medley Global Advisors / Washington, DC
Steven K. Berry, CEO/Executive Director
Rural Cellular Association / Washington, DC
Fred B. Campbell, Jr., Esq., President and CEO
Wireless Communications Association International / Washington, DC
5:00 pm Evaluations and Adjourn