TELECOMMUNICATIONS ISSUES
IN REAL ESTATE
Conference in Detail
Monday • June 28, 2004
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| 8:30 | Introduction and Overview |
Norman B. “Chip” Gerry, Esq. Program Co-Chair Gerry & Sapronov LLP Atlanta, GA Glen P. Smith, Esq. Program Co-Chair Vice President and Director of Legal Affairs Post Properties, Inc. Atlanta, GA |
| 8:45 | Update on Access to Rights-of-Way and Private Property |
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| • Public rights-of-way: Recent decisions for gaining access to public rights-of-way and placing facilities on public lands |
William “Bill” E. Cook, Jr., Esq. Arnold & Porter Washington, DC |
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| • Alternative service providers and their rights to locate facilities in existing utility easements; obligations of existing facility owners to provide space on poles or other facilities |
Matthew C. Ames, Esq. Miller & Van Eaton, PLLC Washington, DC Robert P. Williams II, Esq. Troutman Sanders LLP Atlanta, GA |
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| 10:15 | Break |
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| 10:30 | Building Access and the Basic Relationship between Building Owner and Service Provider |
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| • Access Issues: Multi Tenant & Multi Dwelling (MTU/ MDU) – Residential – Commercial: Update on general requirements; special issues for deals involving exclusive arrangements, marketing agreements, and overbuilds |
Linda Trickey, Esq. Cox Communications Atlanta, GA |
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| • Financial Relationships: Door fees vs. capital investment by the service provider; how penetration affects the financial relationship between owner and service provider; developments in Shared Tenant Services (STS) |
C. Douglas Jarrett, Esq. Keller and Heckman LLP Washington, DC |
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| • Other Considerations: Key contractual terms and issues in contracts and negotiations between service providers and public and private property owners. |
David E. Bronston, Esq. Wolf Block Schorr & Solis-Cohen LLP New York, NY |
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| 12:15 | Lunch (on your own) |
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| 1:30 | Building Infrastructure |
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| • Risers, raceways, mechanical and “Meet Me” rooms; rooftops and satellite dishes |
Eric Fishman, Esq. Holland & Knight, LLP Washington, DC |
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| • Demarcation Points: FCC Rules and practical tips for resolving Minimum Point of Entry (MPOE) issues |
Christopher W. Savage, Esq. Cole Raywid & Braverman, L.L.P. Washington, DC |
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| • Inside wire; Home Run Wiring Rules; and Over the Air Reception Device (OTARD) rules for alternative video service providers |
Joseph P. Markoski, Esq. Squire Sanders & Dempsey LLP Washington, DC |
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| 3:15 | Break |
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| 3:30 | Tower Siting |
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| • Trends in local zoning and permitting standards for tower siting |
Anne F. Gerry, Esq. Arnall Golden & Gregory LLP Atlanta, GA |
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| • Federal Issues: Federal Migrating Bird Act; National Historic Preservation Act; FCC Environment and Historic Preservation Action Plan |
John F. Clark, Esq. Perkins Coie Washington, DC |
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| 5:00 | Reception for Faculty and Attendees |
Sponsored by Gerry & Sapronov LLP Post Properties, Inc. |
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