*Pages 1--4 from Microsoft Word - 38325* PUBLIC NOTICE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 445 12 th Street, S. W., TW- A325 WASHINGTON, DC 20554 DA 04- 1376 News media information 202/ 418- 0500 Fax- On Demand 202/ 418- 2830 Internet: http:// www. fcc. gov ftp. fcc. gov Released: May 13, 2004 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ANNOUNCES AGENDA FOR WIRELESS BROADBAND FORUM This Public Notice advises interested persons of the agenda for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ’s Wireless Broadband Forum, which will be held in the Commission Meeting Room at FCC Headquarters, 445 12 th Street, S. W., Washington, D. C., on May 19, 2004. The meeting is open to the public, and no advance reservation or registration is required. AGENDA - May 19, 2004 9: 30 a. m. – 9: 45 a. m. Welcome FCC Chairman Michael K. Powell 9: 45 a. m. – 11: 00 a. m. Panel I: Wireless Broadband Technologies FCC Commissioner Kathleen Q. Abernathy, moderator Topics: o Latest technology developments o Creation of seamless, integrated networks o Device factors, such as battery life and screen size o Wireless broadband technology standards Speakers: o Pierre de Vries Chief of Incubation, Advanced Strategies and Policy Group Microsoft Corporation o Guy Kelnhofer Chief Executive Officer NextNet Wireless o Margaret LaBrecque Regulatory Task Force Chairperson WiMax Forum Director of Industry Programs, Broadband Wireless Division Intel o Brian Markwalter Senior Director, Technology and Standards Consumer Electronics Association 1 2 o David Reeder Vice President Sales, North America Airspan Networks 11: 00 a. m. – 11: 15 a. m. Break 11: 15 a. m. – 12: 30 p. m. Panel II: Broadband Business Strategies FCC Commissioner Jonathan S. Adelstein, moderator Topics: o Mobile and fixed wireless business plans o Impact of Wi- Fi o Gauging consumer demand o Ways to integrate landline and wireless networks Speakers: o Michael Anderson Chief Information Officer PDQLink Chairman Part- 15. ORG o Paul Berriman Senior Vice President of Strategy and Marketing PCCW Limited o Atish Gude Vice President, Strategic Planning and Corporate Strategy Nextel Communications o Doug Sobieski Vice President, Broadband Wireless Services XO Communications o Bill Stone Executive Director, Network Strategy Verizon Wireless o Richard Wong General Manager, Messaging Applications Openwave 12: 00 p. m. – 5: 00 p. m. Demonstration Room Open 12: 30 p. m. – 1: 40 p. m. Lunch Break 1: 40 p. m. – 2: 00 p. m. Afternoon Opening Remarks Lauren Van Wazer, Associate Chief, Office of Engineering & Technology Joel Taubenblatt, Chief, Broadband Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau 2: 00 p. m. – 3: 15 p. m. Panel III: Barriers to Entry in the Broadband Market FCC Commissioner Kevin J. Martin, moderator 2 3 Topics: o Examination of regulatory and other barriers, including deployment costs, cost of capital, and access to spectrum o Impact of regulation on investment o Ways to maximize flexibility in allocating and licensing spectrum Speakers: o Andrew Kreig President Wireless Communications Association o Rick Kunze President ColusaNET Part- 15. ORG o Jeanette Radcliffe Manager of Spectrum Marketing Australian Communications Authority o Scott Slater Co- Founder and Strategic Advisor Personal Broadband Industry Association o Charles Townsend Managing General Partner Aloha Partners 700 MHz Advancement Coalition 3: 15 p. m. – 3: 30 p. m. Break 3: 30 p. m. – 4: 45 p. m. Panel IV: Looking to the Future FCC Commissioner Michael J. Copps, moderator Topics: o Steps to making wireless the glue that will link disparate broadband networks o Which broadband applications will be successful? o Convergence and integration of wireless and wireline, fixed and mobile, licensed and unlicensed technologies Speakers: o Martin Cooper Chairman and Co- Founder ArrayComm o Duncan Davidson Chairman SkyPilot Network o Valerie Holt Consultant and Advisor Reciva Limited 3 4 o José Rodriguez Chief Executive Officer Hispanic Information Television Network o Sai Subramanian Vice President, Product Management and Strategic Marketing Navini Networks o Motorola Speaker TBD 4: 45 p. m. – 5: 00 p. m. Closing Remarks John B. Muleta, Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Webcasting Audio/ Video coverage of the event will be broadcast live over the Internet from the FCC’s Audio/ Video Events web page at www. fcc. gov/ realaudio. Copies of any materials made available to the public at this meeting will be available on the FCC’s website at http:// wireless. fcc. gov/ outreach/ 2004broadbandforum. Reasonable Accommodations Open captioning will be provided for this event. Other reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request. To request such accommodations, please include a description of the accommodation you require along with your contact information. While all requests will be accepted, last minute requests may be impossible to fill. Requests may be sent via e- mail to fcc504@ fcc. gov, or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418- 0530 (voice), (202) 418- 0432 (TTY). Additional Information Parties interested in submitting information, such as presentations of white papers, relevant to the wireless broadband industry may do so via the FCC’s website at http:// wireless. fcc. gov/ outreach/ 2004broadbandforum. Additional information concerning this event may be obtained from the FCC’s website at http:// wireless. fcc. gov/ outreach/ 2004broadbandforum. - FCC - 4