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 Federal  Communications  Commission  Indian  Telecommunications  Initiatives 
 Regional  Workshop  and  Roundtable  San  Diego,  California 
 July  27  and  28,  2006 
 Agenda 
 July  27,  2006 
 7:  30  –  8:  15  Registration 
 8:  15  –  8:  30  Opening  Invocation 
 8:  30  –  9:  15  Welcoming  Remarks 
 Monica  Desai  Chief,  Consumer  &  Governmental  Affairs  Bureau 


 Denis  Turner  (Rincon  Band  of  Luiseno  Indians)  Executive  Director,  Southern  California  Tribal  Chairmen’s  Association  (SCTCA) 
 Joe  Garcia  (Ohkay  Owingeh)  (INVITED)  Governor,  Ohkay  Owingeh 
 President,  National  Congress  of  American  Indians 


 9:  15  –  10:  30  FCC  Regulatory  Update:  Discussion  of  FCC  programs,  rules  and  policies  affecting  communities  and  consumers  in  Indian  Country. 
 Thomas  Buckley  Legal  Counsel,  Wireline  Competition  Bureau,  FCC 
 David  Furth  Associate  Bureau  Chief,  Wireless  Telecommunications  Bureau,  FCC 
 Michael  Carowitz  Chief  of  Staff,  Enforcement  Bureau,  FCC 
 Michael  Wagner  Assistant  Division  Chief,  Audio  Services  Division,  Media  Bureau,  FCC 
 10:  30  –  10:  45  Break 
 10:  45  –  11:  45  Wireless  Spectrum  Acquisition  and  Regulation:  The  FCC’s  spectrum  auction  processes  and  strategies  for  secondary  markets  (including  partitioning, 
 disaggregation  and  leasing),  unlicensed  spectrum,  and  emerging  technologies. 
 David  Furth  Associate  Bureau  Chief,  Wireless  Telecommunications  Bureau,  FCC 


 Lauren  VanWazer  Special  Counsel  to  Chief,  Office  of  Engineering  and  Technology,  FCC 
 11:  45  –  1:  15  Lunch 
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 1:  15  –  2:  15  Promoting  Broadband  in  Indian  Country:  Viewpoints  of  tribal  planners  and  government  representatives  on  implementing  community-  responsive  service 
 strategies. 
 Matt  Rantanen  (Cree)  Director  of  Technology,  SCTCA  Tribal  Digital  Village 


 Ben  Standifer  (T’Ohono  O’odham  Nation)  Director  of  Information  and  Technology,  T’Ohono  O’odham  Nation 
 Steve  Grey  (Dine’)  Chairperson,  Navajo  Nation  Telecommunication  Regulatory  Commission 
 2:  15  –  3:  15  Developing  Broadband  in  Indian  Country:  A  discussion  of  technology  options  and  infrastructure  deployment  plans. 
 Matt  Rantanen  (Cree)  Director  of  Technology,  SCTCA  Tribal  Digital  Village 
 Brandon  Stephens  (Eastern  Band  of  Cherokee  Indians)  Planner/  Grant  Writer,  Eastern  Band  of  Cherokee  Indians 
 Valerie  Fast  Horse  (Coeur  d’Alene  Tribe)  Council  Woman,  Coeur  d’Alene  Tribe 
 Director,  Information  Technology  Department,  Coeur  d’Alene  Tribe  Co-  Chair,  Affiliated  Tribes  of  Northwest  Indians  Telecom  and  Utilities 
 Subcommittee 
 3:  15  –  3:  30  Break 
 3:  30  –  5:  00  Roundtable  Discussion 
 5:  00  –  Site  visits 


 Friday,  July  28th 
 9:  00  –  9:  15  Dan  Gonzalez  Chief  of  Staff, 
 Office  of  Chairman  Kevin  Martin,  FCC 
 9:  15  –  10:  30  Business  Planning  for  Tribal  Telecom:.  A  discussion  of  funding  options  for  building  and  sustaining  a  viable  telecommunications  system. 


 Madonna  Yawakie  (Turtle  Mountain  Band  of  Chippewa)  President  &  CEO,  Turtle  Island  Communications,  Inc. 
 Bill  Larget  (Ojibwa,  Keweenaw  Bay  Indian  Community)  Small  Business  Administration,  Tribal  Office 
 Harry  Hutson  General  Field  Representative,  Rural  Utilities  Service,  USDA 
 Pam  Gallant  Director,  Low  Income  Programs,  Universal  Service  Administration  Company 
 Susan  White 
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 Senior  Partner,  ACKCO  American  Indian  Professional  Services  Consultant  to  Administration  for  Native  Americans 
 10:  30  –  10:  45  Break 
 10:  45  –  11:  00  Jonathan  S.  Adelstein  Commissioner,  FCC 


 11:  00  –  12:  30  Roundtable  Discussion 
 12:  30  –  1:  45  Lunch 
 1:  45  –  2:  45  Broadcast  Radio  in  Indian  Country:  Broadcast  radio  policy,  the  acquisition  of  spectrum  and  issues  arising  in  developing  and  operating  broadcast  radio  outlets 
 in  Indian  Country. 
 Michael  Wagner  Assistant  Division  Chief,  Audio  Services  Division,  Media  Bureau,  FCC 


 Loris  Taylor  (Hopi  Tribe)  Executive  Director,  Center  for  Native  American  Public  Radio  (CNAPR) 
 Peggy  Berryhill  (Muscogee  [Creek]  Nation)  Director  of  Station  Services  and  Planning,  CNAPR 
 2:  45  –  3:  45  Tribal  Television  Development  :  Television  regulatory  overview,  acquisition  of  spectrum,  and  issues  encountered  in  the  development  of  tribal  television  outlets. 
 Michael  Wagner  Assistant  Division  Chief,  Audio  Services  Division,  Media  Bureau,  FCC 
 Linda  White  Wolf  Arizona  Native  News,  KAZ-  TV 
 3:  45  –  4:  00  Break 
 4:  00  –  5:  00  Round  Table  Discussion 
 5:  00  –  5:  30  Wrap  Up  and  Next  Steps 
 Monica  Desai  Chief,  Consumer  &  Governmental  Affairs  Bureau 


 5:  30  Adjourn 
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