Law Seminars International Presents

A Comprehensive Two-Day Conference on Major Changes in

Spectrum Management

New technologies, new regulations, new players

September 15 & 16, 2005
Hilton McLean Tysons Corner in McLean, VA
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Who Should Order Homestudy

Attorneys in both the private and public sector, government officials, industry representatives, and anyone involved in spectrum allocation, developing business or agency plans using wireless communication systems

Why Order

The dramatically increasing and competing demands for radio spectrum among the different communications industry segments -- broadcasters, wireless carriers, satellite providers, and emerging unlicensed services, as well as the public safety and homeland security community --- has highlighted the critical importance of spectrum management and related spectrum issues and proceedings. Learn from key government decision-makers, legal practitioners, industry insiders, technical experts, and representatives of the public safety community about the latest spectrum debates and emerging policies. This conference presents an unusually broad and deep look at the full range of issues affecting today’s spectrum wars, as well as in-depth tutorials on the current spectrum management process and new proposals from the Administration, the Federal Communications Commission, and outside policy groups. ~~Program Co-Chairs -- Michele Farquhar, Esq. and Brian Fontes, Esq.

What You Will Learn

- Spectrum Rights and Management - Evolving Public Policy - Licensed vs. Unlicensesd Spectrum - Update on the Debate over Migration from Analog to Digital Broadcasting

Agenda

Thursday, September 15, 2005
8:30 am Introduction & Overview
  Michele C. Farquhar, Esq., Program Co-Chair
 Hogan & Hartson LLP / Washington, DC
  Brian Fontes, Ph.D., Program Co-Chair, VP - Federal Relations
 Cingular Wireless / Washington, DC
8:45 am Spectrum Rights and Management: Where We Are Today and How We Got Here; Domestic and International Regulatory Institutions
  Technical basics of spectrum management; new technologies, noise tolerance; state of the art engineering and prospects for improvement; new cognitive radio technologies and potential alternatives to command & control frequency coordination
  Dale N. Hatfield, Adjunct Professor
 University of Colorado / Boulder, CO
10:15 am Break
10:30 am The FCC's Role in Spectrum Management: From Yesterday to Today
  Lauren M. Van Wazer, Esq., Special Counsel and Associate Chief
 FCC - Office of Engineering and Technology / Washington, DC
11:15 am Evolving Public Policy: Key Government Players, the Way They View Their Roles and Their Policy Priorities
  NTIA: The Administration's spectrum management priorities and new efforts
  John M.R. Kneuer, Esq., Deputy Assistant Secretary Communications and Information
 National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA) / Washington, DC
12:00 pm Lunch (on your own)
1:15 pm Licensed vs. Unlicensed Spectrum: New Management Technologies and Prospects for Less Exclusively Assigned Spectrum; Market-Based Alternatives for Creating Greater Access to Licensed Spectrum; Implications for New Entrants, Products, Services
  Perspectives on recent cases arising from disputes between incumbents and new entrants; technological management of common spectrum; spectrum leasing and secondary markets; the best role for gov't in fostering efficient spectrum use
  Edmond J. Thomas, Esq.
 Harris Wiltshire Grannis, LLP / Washington, DC
  Kathleen O'Brien Ham
 T-Mobile / Washington, DC
  Ari Q. Fitzgerald, Esq.
 Hogan & Hartson LLP / Washington, DC
3:15 pm Break
3:30 pm Update on the Debate over Migration from Analog to Digital Broadcasting and Re-use of the Analog Band
  Who is entering the digital space and who wants to use the analog? What are the primary remaining issues and how are they likely to be resolved?
  Dean Brenner, Senior Director Government Affairs
 QUALCOMM, Incorporated / Washington, DC
  Robert Gurss, Esq., Director of Legal & Government Affairs
 Association of Public Safety Communications Officials / Washington, DC
5:30 pm Reception for Faculty & Attendees
  Sponsored by Hogan & Hartson, LLP and Cingular Wireless

Friday, September 16, 2005
8:30 am Key Pending Legal and Regulatory Issues for Broadband Wireless Carriers
  Christopher Guttman-McCabe, Esq., Assistant Vice President for Regulatory Policy and Homeland Security
 CTIA-The Wireless Association / Washington, DC
  Lawrence Krevor, Esq., Vice President, Government Affairs
 Nextel Communications / Reston, VA
9:30 am Key Pending Legal and Regulatory Issues for Satellite Service Providers
  Jennifer Manner, Esq., VP Regulatory Affairs
 Mobile Satellite Ventures, LP / Reston, VA
  Karis A. Hastings, Esq.
 Hogan & Hartson LLP / Washington, DC
10:30 am Break
10:45 am Issues Arising from the Boon in New Technologies Using Unlicensed Spectrum
  Ultrawideband: How it relates to Wi-Fi and Wi-Max; recent FCC approval of higher power equipment and applications
  Jesse E. Russell, CEO
 incNetworks, Inc. / Long Beach, NJ
  Radio Frequency Identification Devices: Privacy concerns and prospects for legislation or regulations; what to avoid in implementing new services
  Elliot E. Maxwell
 Elliot E. Maxwell Consulting / Bethesda, MD
  Wi-Fi and Wi-Max: The new mobile standard for Wi-Max; where the technologies are heading and how to best integrate them into the network/wireless ISP initiative for rural areas
  Julius P. Knapp, Deputy Chief, Office of Engineering and Technology
 Federal Communications Commission / Washington, DC
12:15 pm Lunch (on your own)
1:15 pm Developments in Equipment Approval Processes vs. Licensing Processes for New Services
  Mitchell Lazarus, Esq.
 Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth PLC / Arlington, VA
2:00 pm Network Reliability and Interoperability
  Homeland Security's efforts on interoperability and acquisition of additional spectrum
  David G. Boyd, Ph.D., Deputy Director, Systems Engineering and Development
 U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate / Washington, DC
2:45 pm Break
3:00 pm Interference: Resolving Spectrum Disputes
  Legal and regulatory policy and complaint mechanisms; current standards for harmful interference; interference temperature and potential new regulatory focus
  David Furth, Esq., Associate Bureau Chief & Counsel
 FCC, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau / Washington, DC
3:45 pm New Spectrum Bands -- Upcoming Auctions and Prospects
  Auction processes and procedures, what is likely to be up for bid in the near future, and who is likely to be buying what
  Jonathan V. Cohen, Esq.
 Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP / Washington, DC
  Manufacturer's perspective
  Steve B. Sharkey, Director, Spectrum & Standards Strategy
 Motorola, Inc. / Washington, DC
5:00 pm Adjourn

Cancellation

There is a $25 cancellation fee for Course Materials orders and $50 for Homestudy orders

Continuing Education Credits

Law Seminars International automatically obtains CLE credit approval for the state in which a seminar is held. On request, we will apply for CLE credits in other states and other types of credits. Current credits status: VA CLE 14.0 | CA CLE 14.25 | GA CLE 14.0 | WA CLE 14.0 (Call about others)

Cost

Our complete Homestudy Course, consisting of a VHS or DVD recording and the written course materials, is available for $1005. The written course materials alone are available for $100. We will ship your homestudy order via UPS ground within two weeks after the seminar or the date we receive payment (whichever is later).
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Faculty Bios

Michele C. Farquhar, Program Co-chair, is a Partner at Hogan & Hartson LLP in communications and mass media regulation. She previously served as FCC's Chief of the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and as Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary and Chief of Staff for the NTIA.

Dr. Brian Fontes, Program Co-Chair, is VP Federal Relations for Cingular Wireless.He has served as Senior VP for Policy and Administration at the CTIA, as Chief of Staff for the FCC, and as Senior Advisor to FCC Commissioner James Quello. In 2004, he completed a 3-year term chairing the Communication Regulatory Agency for Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Dr. David G. Boyd is Deputy Director of Systems Engineering and Development in the Science and Technology Directorate for the Department of Homeland Security, and director of the newly formed Office for Interoperability and Compatibility, as well as director of SAFECOM, a Presidential initiative to achieve public safety communications interoperability.

Dean R. Brenner is senior director of Government Affairs for QUALCOMM Inc.where he covers domestic telecommunications regulatory matters before the FCC, the NTIA and other federal agencies.

Jonathan V. Cohen, a partner at Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP, advises wireless telecommunications carriers, local and long distance wireline carriers, and foreign governments and companies on transactional and regulatory matters.

Ari Q. Fitzgerald is a Partner with Hogan & Hartson LLP where he focuses his practice on wireless, satellite, international and Internet-related issues.

David Furth is Associate Bureau Chief and Counsel in the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau of the FCC. In his tenure with the FCC, he has held many posts, including membership on the FCC's Spectrum Policy Task Force and Internet Policy Working Group.

Robert Gurss is Director of Legal & Government Affairs for the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials-International, which represents the interests of state and local government public safety agencies on radio spectrum and other telecommunications issues.

Karis A. Hastings, of Counsel with Hogan & Hartson LLP, practices in the telecommunications area, with particular emphasis on satellite communications, domestic and international spectrum allocation proceedings, telecommunications regulation and transactions, international communications and emerging technologies. She represents clients in regulatory matters before the FCC and state regulatory commissions.

Dale N. Hatfield is an Adjunct Professor in the Interdisciplinary Telecommunications Program at the University of Colorado. Previously, he was the Chief of the Office of Engineering and Technology at the FCC.

Julius P. Knapp is Deputy Chief of the FCC's Office of Engineering and Technology. He has been Chief of the Policy and Rules Division, Chief of the FCC laboratory, and head of the Frequency Allocations Branch where he lead FCC frequency allocation proceedings.

John M.R. Kneuer is Deputy Assistant Secretary, Communications & Information, U.S. Department of Commerce. He previously practiced law at Piper Rudnick, and was formerly both an executive director for government relations at the Industrial Telecommunications Association and an attorney-advisor in the FCC's wireless bureau.

Lawrence R. Krevor is VP government affairs for Nextel Communications.  Formerly with Jones Day, he advised Nextel on its request for FCC approval to construct Enhanced Specialized Mobile Radio systems.

Mitchell Lazarus is a Partner with Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth, where his practice focuses on unlicensed radio technologies, including ultra-wideband and various forms of Wi-Fi, and is experienced in spectrum allocation issues and the arcane rules governing approvals for radio equipment.

Jennifer A. Manner is VP Regulatory Affairs at Mobile Satellite Ventures, LP, where she is responsible for the company's regulatory and legislative strategy in the US and abroad. She has published two books, Spectrum Wars and Global Telecommunications Market Access.

Elliot E. Maxwell is an author, lecturer, and advisor to public and private sector clients on strategic issues involving the intersection of business, technology, and public policy in the Internet, E-commerce and telecommunications domains. He is a fellow of the Communications Program at Johns Hopkins.

Jesse Russell is currently Chairman and CEO of incNETWORKS a Broadband Wireless Communications Company focused on 4th Generation Wireless Communications Networks and Technologies. He has extensive experience with business development in communications technologies, products and service realization through business strategy, business case preparation, marketing and sales support.

Steve Sharkey is Director, Spectrum and Standards Strategy in Motorola’s Government Relations where he is involved in efforts to identify spectrum for 3G services, Ultra Wideband, and 700/800 MHz issues.

Edmond Thomas is an engineer and partner in the law firm of Harris, Wiltshire and Grannis LLP. He specializes in advising clients in the areas of telecommunications, business opportunity analysis and strategic planning. In his 37-year career, he has held senior positions in R&D, strategic planning, operations, regulatory matters, and telecommunication network design and implementation. On February 1, 2002, he was appointed as the Chief Engineer of the Federal Communications Commission. Prior to joining the Commission, Mr. Thomas served as President and CEO of MMRadiolink, a manufacturer of millimeter wave digital radio equipment based in the U.K. He also served as President and CEO of RSL USA, a $500 million dollar international telecommunications company. Prior to his tenure at RSL USA, Mr. Thomas was President of Science and Technology at Bell Atlantic. In this position he was responsible for Bell Atlantic's new products and service development. In this position he also had full operational and P&L responsibilities for Bell Atlantic's large customer data products and services. In 2003, for his work in advancing digital wireless communication he was selected by Forbes Magazine's as one of five people in the magazine's E-gang. In the same year he was named by Wired Magazine as one of the five most influential technical people in Washington. In 1998 he was named as one of the 50 most influential people in long distance by Phone Plus Magazine. Mr. Thomas has also served on the academic advisory boards of the University of Colorado, the Polytechnic University and the State University of New York College of Technology

Lauren M. Van Wazer is currently Special Counsel and Associate Chief of the FCC’s Office of Engineering and Technology where she focuses on spectrum policy issues, most recently on the Commission’s initiatives in wireless broadband policy.