Tuesday, October 2, 6:00 – 8:15 p.m.

The Changing International Regulatory Landscape

The FCBA International Telecommunications and Young Lawyers Committees will hold a CLE on Tuesday, October 2, 2012 from 6:00 – 8:15 p.m. on The Changing International Regulatory Landscape.  This program will be held at Wiley Rein LLP, 1776 K Street, NW.

Broadband is the great infrastructure challenge of the twenty-first century.  Because of this challenge, the international regulatory landscape is constantly adapting to address the challenges of a broadband world.  This challenge has required regulators, such as the Federal Communications Commission in the United States, to adapt both their domestic and international regulations.  The areas of review include international settlements policy, foreign market entry, submarine cable landings, among others.

Coincident with this change, the global regulatory environment continues to evolve.  This past year, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) held its 2012 World Radiocommunications Conference where critical spectrum management issues were addressed.  Late in 2012, the ITU will be holding its World Conference on International Telecommunications which will address, among other issues, issues surrounding Internet governance.  These events, and other future events, will help shape international communications for years to come.

Registrations and cancellations due by 12:00 Noon, Monday, October 1, 2012.
 

AGENDA

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

                                    Jennifer A. Manner, Co-Chair, FCBA International Committee

6:05 – 7:00 p.m.         The Changing International Telecommunications Regulatory Landscape

The first topic will provide an overview of the international telecommunications regulatory landscape including looking at changes to the international cable landing licensing regime, foreign ownership and foreign market entry.

Moderator:

Laura Stefani, Goldberg Godles Wiener & Wright

Speakers:

Troy Tanner, Deputy Chief, International Bureau, FCC

Jennifer Warren, Technology Policy and Regulatory, Vice President, Lockheed Martin Corporation

Kent Bressie, Partner, Wiltshire & Grannis LLP

Aspasia Paroutsas, Senior Associate, Squire Sanders (US) LLP

7:00 – 7:10 p.m.         Break

7:10 – 8:15 p.m.         The Evolving Global Regulatory Landscape

The second topic will provide an overview of recent activities in global telecommunications organizations including the in the areas of spectrum management at the 2012 World Radicommunications Conference, and issues concerning Internet governance at the upcoming World Conference on International Telecommunications.

Moderators:

Jennifer A. Manner, Deputy Chief, Office of Engineering and Technology, FCC

Elvis Stumbergs, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP

Speakers:

Cecily Holiday, Director of the ITAC-R, Communications and Information Policy Group, Department of State

Kathryn O’Brien, Assistant Chief, International Bureau, FCC

Bill Check, Senior Vice President of Science and Technology, NCTA

Aparna Sridhar, Telecom Policy Counsel, Google Inc.

Mike Chartier, Director of Spectrum Policy, Intel Corporation