Tuesday, January 15, 6:00 – 8:15 p.m.
The Role of Spectrum Sharing in Addressing the Bandwidth Crunch

The Wireless Telecommunications Committee will hold a CLE on Tuesday, January 15, 2013 from 6:00 – 8:15 p.m. on The Role of Spectrum Sharing in Addressing the Bandwidth Crunch.  This program will be held at Arnold & Porter LLP, 555 12^th Street, NW.

The July 2012 report of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) emphasized spectrum sharing as a means for making federal spectrum available for commercial mobile services.  Since then, the FCC has taken steps to implement key recommendations of the PCAST report, most recently announcing it would make available 100 MHz of spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band for small cell use.  In addition, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has taken steps to explore sharing between federal and commercial users.  This CLE will explore the views of stakeholders in industry and government on the road ahead for spectrum sharing.

AGENDA

6:00 – 6:05 p.m.         Welcome and Introductions
William Cook, Partner, Arnold & Porter LLP

6:05 – 7:05 p.m.         Views from Government
The first panel will feature senior government officials with significant roles in spectrum policymaking.  Speakers will discuss government perspectives on the role of sharing in addressing the need for additional spectrum.

Moderator:
Jared Carlson, Director, Government Affairs, Ericsson

Speakers:
Shawn Chang, Senior Democratic Counsel, House Committee on Energy and Commerce (invited)
David Redl, Counsel, House Committee on Energy and Commerce (invited)
Peter Tenhula, Senior Advisor, Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (invited)
John S. Leibovitz, Deputy Bureau Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, FCC

7:05 – 7:15 p.m.         Break

7:15 – 8:15 p.m.         Views from the Industry
In this panel, we will hear perspectives from speakers active in the wireless industry with interest in the role of spectrum sharing in meeting commercial and government spectrum needs.

Moderator:
Scott Bergmann, Assistant Vice President, CTIA – The Wireless Association

Speakers:
Dean Brenner, Vice President, Government Affairs, Qualcomm
Mark Racek, Director, Spectrum Policy, Ericsson
Steve Sharkey, Director of Government Affairs for Technology and Engineering Policy, T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Other Speakers TBA