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October 19, 2010                                                  Matthew Nodine (202-418-1646)
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FCC TO HOST SPECTRUM SUMMIT ON OCTOBER 21
Washington, D.C. -- On Thursday, October 21, 2010, the Federal Communications Commission will host 
a spectrum summit highlighting the coming broadband spectrum crunch, its consequences, and potential 
policy solutions. The summit will focus on mobile broadband’s potential to drive economic growth, 
create new jobs, and ensure U.S. leadership in the global economy. It will also address ways to ensure 
America has the spectrum resources necessary to realize these possibilities. The event will feature leaders
from industry, government, academia, and the investment community. 
The spectrum summit will be open to the public; however, registration will be limited to the seating 
available. A live web cast will be available at www.fcc.gov/live.
Spectrum Summit Agenda
10:00 am - Welcome
· Ruth Milkman, Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau & Julius Knapp, Chief, Office of 
Engineering and Technology
10:05 am - Opening Remarks
· Julius Genachowski, Chairman, FCC
10:25 am - Staff Presentation
· John Leibovitz, Deputy Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau
10:40 am - Panel One: Economic Imperative for New Broadband Spectrum
· Moderator: Jason Furman, Deputy Director, National Economic Council
· Panelists:
o Simon Flannery, Telecom Analyst, Morgan Stanley
o Peggy Johnson, EVP Americas, Qualcomm
o Liam Quinn, Director/CTO Communications, Dell
o Neville Ray, Chief Network Officer, T-Mobile USA
12:10 pm – Lunch
· Featured Speakers: Aneesh Chopra, Chief Technology Officer of the United States & 
Meredith Attwell Baker, Commissioner, FCC
1:00 pm – Remarks by Robert McDowell, Commissioner, FCC
1:10 pm – Panel Two: A Discussion of Policy Solutions to Spectrum Demand
· Moderator: Tom Wheeler, Managing Director, Core Capital Partners
· Panelists:
o Danny Sepulveda, Office of Senator John Kerry
o Amy Levine, Counsel, Energy and Commerce Committee, U.S. House of 
Representatives
o Peter Pitsch, Intel
o John Chapin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
o Mary Brown, Cisco Systems
o Jonathan Blake, Covington & Burling
2:45 pm – Conclusion
Sign language interpreters and open captioning will be provided for this event upon request. Other 
reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities are available upon request.  Please include a 
detailed description of the accommodation you will need on the day of the event. Please also include your 
contact information so that we may reach you for additional details, if necessary.  It is important that you 
make your request as soon as possible.  Last minute requests will be accepted, but may not be possible to 
fill.  Send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau: For 
reasonable accommodations:  202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (TTY).  
For further information regarding the Summit, please contact Leon Jackler at 202-418-0946 or by email at 
leon.jackler@fcc.gov
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