TELECOMMUNICATIONS ISSUES
IN REAL ESTATE
Conference in Detail
Tuesday • June 29, 2004
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| 8:30 | New Opportunities for Property Owners: Trends in Deployment of Last Mile Broadband Facilities |
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| • Technological trends in last mile broadband access: cable; wireline; powerline; satellite; terrestrial wireless |
Jeff Levy Chairman and CEO Biltmore Communications, Inc. (BCI) Atlanta, GA |
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| • Trends in municipal provision of last mile broadband facilities and services |
Carl W. Peede President and CEO Tri-State Broadband, Inc. Lawrenceville, GA |
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| 10:15 | Break |
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| 10:30 | The Explosive Growth of Wi-Fi Hotspots Transactional trends; interconnection with carriers; the potential for wi-fi roaming; handling network security issues and potential liability for security breaches |
Michael Bowling Vice President of Broadband Marketing BellSouth Atlanta, GA |
| 11:15 | Voice Services Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) What is its regulatory status? What are the implications for its economic viability? |
Andrew D. Lipman, Esq. Swidler Berlin Shereff Friedman, LLP Washington, DC |
| 12:00 | Lunch (on your own) |
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| 1:15 | Regulatory Developments Affecting Property Owners |
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| • Update on the FCC’s policy agenda following the Triennial Review Order |
Robert Tanner, Esq. Legal Counsel to Bureau Chief Wireline Competition Bureau Federal Communications Commission Washington, DC |
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| • Access to ILEC Broadband Facilities: Implications of the FCC’s current policies on UNE-P and Sub-loop Unbundling; Fiber To The Home vs. Fiber To The Curb |
Danny E. Adams, Esq. Kelley, Drye & Warren, LLP Tysons Corner, VA |
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| 2:45 | Break |
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| 3:00 | Contract Negotiating Workshop: What to Include and Avoid in Agreements for Access to Private Property for Cable and Telecommunications Providers |
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| • Deal points and negotiation tips | Walt Sapronov, Esq. Gerry & Sapronov LLP Atlanta, GA |
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| • Exclusivity; condemnation; fixtures; landlord tenant issues; abandonment; disposition and treatment of faulty wiring |
Deborah C. Costlow, Esq. Costlow & Hubacher Washington, DC |
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| • Bankruptcy issues (executory contracts, “Tenant in Possession”) |
Mark Maloney, Esq. King & Spalding LLP Atlanta, GA |
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| 4:30 | Adjourn |
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