MUNICIPAL BROADBAND
Conference in Detail
Thursday • July 10, 2003 (Day 1)
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| 8:30 | Welcome Address | Marilyn Praisner Vice-chair Local and State Government Advisory Committee Federal Communications Commission. |
| Introduction and Overview Broadband as the essential tool for economic development, educational opportunity, global competitiveness and quality of life |
Jim Baller, Esq. Program Co-Chair The Baller Herbst Law Group Washington, DC Nicholas P. Miller, Esq. Program Co-Chair Miller & Van Eaton PLLC Washington, DC |
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| 8:45 | The Business and Political Landscape Why municipal broadband is so attractive today and what proponents and opponents are doing about it |
Jim Baller, Esq. Program Co-Chair |
| 9:30 | The Legal and Regulatory Landscape Finding the right entity; the implications of various network options and available “business models” for local communities |
Nicholas P. Miller, Esq. Program Co-Chair |
| 10:15 | Break |
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| 10:30 | The New Faces of Broadband |
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| • Cable, DSL, and Fiber To The Home (FTTH) |
James H. Salter, P.E. CEO Atlantic Engineering Group Braselton, GA |
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| • Wireless broadband |
Jeffrey Blank Supervisor of Networking Allegany County Public Schools and AllCoNet Cumberland, MD |
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| • Power line |
Allen P. Todd, P.E. Director of Utilities City of Manassas Manassas, VA |
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| 12:00 | Lunch (on your own) |
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| 1:15 | Keynote Address: “What the Future Holds for Broadband Deployment and Competitive Telecommunications” |
Scott C. Cleland CEO The Precursor Group Washington, DC |
| 1:45 | Public Involvement Models |
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| • As a user: The potential for budgetary savings through self provisioning of telecommunications services and eGovernment uses of Internet technologies |
Alisoun K. Moore CIO Montgomery County Rockville, MD |
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| • Expanding the network to include surrounding government entities |
Nancy Jesuale Director of ComNet City of Portland Portland, OR |
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| • As an aggregator: Government as the organizing piece that provides some services to the private sector and facilitates others |
Douglas Power Project Director CivicNet Chicago, IL |
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| 3:15 | Break |
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| 3:30 | Public Involvement Models (cont.) |
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| • Building the information streets and roads: The municipal wholesaler |
David J. Shaw, Esq. General Counsel Utah Telecommunication Open Infrastructure Agency “UTOPIA” Murray City, UT |
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| • As a full service retailer |
Jim Kelley Vice President of Operations BVU/OptiNet Bristol Virginia Utilities Bristol, VA |
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| • Public/Private Partnerships |
Brenda A. Neidigh Program Director of eCorridors Virginia Technical Institute and State University Blackburg, VA |
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| 5:00 | Evaluating the Options A moderated discussion of various planning scenarios with an emphasis on situations of particular interest to the audience |
Jim Baller, Esq. Program Co-Chair Nicholas P. Miller, Esq Program Co-Chair Members of the Faculty |
| 5:30 | End of Day |
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