MUNICIPAL BROADBAND


Conference Agenda in Detail
Day 2 - Tuesday, September 10, 2002

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8:30	Implementation Study #2: Construction of Facilities for Wholesale Transport Services
	• Planning issues: assessing community needs and establishing objectives; finding the right entity for regional solutions and providing it with appropriate authority	Karen Lopez, Esq. Silicon Valley Power Santa Clara, CA
	• Practical tips on decision making processes, wholesale architecture, and accommodating multiple service providers.	Paul T. Morris, Esq. Executive Director UTOPIA City of West Valley City West Valley City, UT
	• Role of Private real estate interest in the roll out of municipal broadband.	Larry Freedman, Esq. Fleischman & Walsh LLP Washington, D.C.
10:15	Break
10:30	Broadband as an Outgrowth of Municipal Utility Operations The pros and cons of expanding municipal electric leasing operations and dark fiber; legal checklist	Joel R. Paisner, Esq. Ater Wynne LLP Seattle, WA
11:15	Bargain Hunting What happens to physical broadband assets when carriers go bankrupt? What happens to licenses for use of Intellectual Property and proprietary technology? What should a municipality do to explore its options when a local carrier goes under?	Kenneth A. Brunetti, Esq. Miller & Van Eaton PLLC San Francisco, CA
12:00	Lunch (on your own)
1:15	Implementation Study #3: Municipal Provision of Retail Internet and Cable Services
	• Identifying and resolving the additional legal issues arising from provision of retail services	James Baller, Esq. Founder Baller Herbst Law Group Washington, DC
	• Practical realities: Who has tried providing retail services?What have been the results (and why)?	Paul Nolte, Esq. City of Ashland Ashland, OR Dick Wanderscheid Director, Electric and Telecommunications City of Ashland Ashland, OR
2:45	Break
3:00	Optimal Solutions: A Conversation about Who is in the Best Position to do What
	• Municipal perspective	William M. Marticorena, Esq. Program Co-Chair Joseph Van Eaton, Esq., Program Co-Chair
	• Established carrier perspective	Jeremy H. Stern, Esq. Cole Raywid & Braverman LLP El Segundo, CA
	• Outlying carrier perspective	Stephen R. Ross, Esq. Senior Vice President and General Counsel Altrio Communications, Inc. Los Angeles, CA Larry Freedman, Esq. Fleischman & Walsh LLP Washington, D.C.
4:30	Adjourn

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