Thursday, October 25, 6:00 – 8:15 p.m.

Developing Rules for the Broadcast Incentive Auction

The FCBA Wireless Telecommunications and Young Lawyers Committees will hold a CLE on Thursday, October 25, 2012 from 6:00 – 8:15 p.m. on Developing Rules for the Broadcast Incentive Auction. This program will be held at a location to be determined in Washington, DC.

On September 28, the FCC adopted an omnibus NPRM proposing an intricate series of rules to govern the broadcast incentive auction authorized by Congress earlier this year.  The NPRM tackles the challenging aspects of making the incentive auction work, including questions of how to determine winning reverse auction prices, the interplay of the reverse and forward auctions, and appropriate interference standards for the broadcast repacking necessary to create contiguous bands of spectrum suitable for mobile broadband services.  The CLE will feature panelists from the FCC’s Incentive Auction Task Force and other stakeholders from the wireless and broadcast industries.

Registrations and cancellations due by 12:00 Noon, Wednesday, October 24, 2012.

6:00 – 6:05 p.m.         Welcome and Introductions

6:05 – 7:05 p.m.         A Conversation with the Architects
The first panel will feature three senior FCC officials from the Incentive Auction Task Force.  Each panelist will discuss one of the three core, interdependent elements of the incentive auction: the reverse auction, forward auction, and the broadcast repacking.

Speakers:
Julius Knapp, Chief, Office of Engineering & Technology (OET), FCC
William T. Lake, Chief, Media Bureau, FCC
John S. Leibovitz, Deputy Bureau Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, FCC

Moderator:
Rebecca Hanson, Senior Advisor and Special Counsel, Media Bureau, FCC

7:05 – 7:15 p.m.         Break

7:15 – 8:15 p.m.         Stakeholder Perspectives
In this panel we will hear from speakers with interests in the future of the 600 MHz spectrum, drawing from the wireless, broadcast and tech sectors as well as the public interest community.

Speakers:
Paula Boyd, Director, Government and Regulatory Affairs, Microsoft Corporation
Joe Di Scipio, Vice President, Legal and FCC Compliance, Fox Television Stations, Inc.
David Honig, President, Minority Media & Telecommunications Council (MMTC)
Joan Marsh, Vice President of Federal Regulatory Affairs, AT&T

Moderator:
Rafi Martina, Attorney, Government Affairs, Sprint Nextel Corp.