Toward a Sustainable Spectrum Policy: Rethinking Federal Spectrum

June 3, 2010
8am - 12:15

Agenda:
8:00 a.m. Coffee and Registration

8:45 a.m. Welcome (Gigi B. Sohn)

9:00 a.m. Overview Presentation: Averting The "Spectrum Crisis"

9:30 a.m. Panel 1: Federal Secondary Markets
Panelists will address the Public Knowledge white paper, "Federal Spectrum Secondary Markets: A Third Way Forward for Federal Spectrum Reform," released for the event.

Panelists:

* Coleman Bazelon, Principal, The Brattle Group
* Kathy Brown, Senior Vice President, Public Policy
* Development, Verizon (invited)
* Chris Dufus, Senior Vice President, Spectrum Bridge
* Rick Whitt, Washington Telecom Counsel, Google (invited)
* Jim Kohlenberger, Chief of Staff, Office of Science & Technology Programs (invited)

Respondents:

* Harold Feld. Legal Director, Public Knowledge
* Gregory Rose, Principal, Econometric Consulting

10:45 a.m. Networking Break

11:00 a.m. Panel 2: Increasing Transparency and Efficiency for Federal Spectrum
This panel will focus on the second white paper released by Public Knowledge, also writted by Harold Feld and Gregory Rose: "Transparency, Efficiency, Access: How To Reform Federal Spectrum Management."

Moderator: TBA

Panelists:

* Kathleen Ham, Vice President for Federal Regulatory Affairs, T-Mobile
* Janice Obuchowski, President, Freedom Technologies (invited)
* Jessica Rosenworcel, Senior Counsel, Senate Commerce Committee (invited)
* Karl Nebbia, Deputy Associate Administrator, NTIA

Respondents:

* Harold Feld
* Gregory Rose

12:15 p.m. Adjourn*

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