LOCAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS
INFRASTRUCTURE OPTIONS


Conference in Detail (Day 2)
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8:30	Introduction	Stephen P. Bowen, Esq., Program Co-chair Blumenfeld & Cohen San Francisco, CA
8:45	Infrastructure Planning Issues for Local Government • Industry Growth Forecast: Who Will Want What, and When? • Comprehensive Planning: Key Elements of an Infrastructure Ordinance (Street Cut Mitigation Fees, Sharing Conduit, Pedestals, Cable Television, Open Video Systems, Telephony, Wireless, and Other Communications Systems)	Mary Ryan Ragen MacKenzie Seattle, WA Paul Valle-Riestra, Esq. City of Walnut Creek Walnut Creek, CA
10:15	Break
10:30	Public Ownership and Operation of Telecommunications Facilities • Municipal Authority & Financing Options • Conflicting Roles: Provision of Facilities/Services and Regulation of Other Facility/Service Providers	Robert J. Gloistein, Esq. Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe San Francisco, CA John Clark, Esq., Program Co-Chair Goodin MacBride Squeri Scholtz & Ritchie San Francisco, CA
12:00	Lunch (on your own)
1:00	Telecommunications and Real Estate • Smart Buildings and Developments: Beyond Integration of Life and Safety Systems to Full Integration of all Communications Systems and Service Provider Networks; 3rd Party Managed Riser Systems to Limit Liability for Unreliable Service; Can you Overbuild • Carrier and Building Owner/Manager Perspectives on Leasing and Other Transactions: Negotiating Effective Contracts for Rooftop & Other Exterior Space for Antenna Placement; Access & Riser Management; POP/Collocation; Elements and Terms for a Generic Lease Agreement	G. Gabriel Cole RTE Group, Inc. Boston, MA Andrew Jacobson, Esq. Maslon Edelman Borman & Brand Minneapolis, MN John P. Healy, Esq. Polsinelli White Vardeman & Shalton Kansas City, MO
2:45	Break
3:00	Ethical Considerations for Lawyers: Managing Conflicts of Interest	Mark Tuft, Esq. Cooper White & Cooper San Francisco, CA
4:30	Adjourn

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