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Telecommunications Policy & Regulation Institute (31st Annual)


Why you should attend

The leading conference on telecommunications and broadband law and regulation is back again this December in Washington, D.C. This premier program provides attendees with up-to-the-minute information regarding the current legal challenges facing the telecommunications industry today - at the FCC, Congress, and within the Executive and Judicial branches.

Featuring an impressive faculty of leading practitioners, in-house counsel from telecommunications organizations, and senior officials from the FCC and the Administration, the Institute will review critical trends and the latest developments across wireless and wireline telecommunications, broadband Internet, international telecommunications and privacy issues. The Institute also concentrates on industry competition, convergence and consolidation. Co-sponsored by the Practising Law Institute and the Federal Communications Bar Association, this program is perfect for those looking to learn what legal pitfalls lay ahead for telecommunications practitioners in 2014!

What you will learn

  • Featured Speakers: FCC Commissioners and senior government officials will answer your questions; this year’s program will include additional time for Q&A
  • Critical updates in wireline and wireless industries
  • Hot topics on the legislative front from current Capitol Hill staffers
  • Comprehensive technology overview from a senior policy maker
  • Spirited debate on a hot button telecommunications issue
Special Features
  • Commissioners and Bureau Chiefs from the Federal Communications Commission
  • Networking Luncheon including a special guest speaker

Who should attend

Practitioners with experience in the communications and telecommunications industries, state and local regulators, in-house counsel of communications and telecommunications companies, and other wireline and wireless professionals are encouraged to attend this program.

Presented by PLI in cooperation with the Federal Communications Bar Association. The Federal Communications Bar Association (FCBA) is an organization of over 3,000 attorneys and other professionals, including engineers, consultants, economists and government officials, involved in the development, interpretation and practice of communications law and policy. The FCBA is represented as an affiliated organization in the House of Delegates of the American Bar Association. The FCBA Chairman’s Dinner will take place the evening of the first day of the program. Visit the FCBA’s website for additional information.

PLI Group Discounts

Groups of 4-14 from the same organization, all registering at the same time, for a PLI program scheduled for presentation at the same site, are entitled to receive a group discount. For further discount information, please contact membership@pli.edu or call (800) 260-4PLI.

Cancellations

All cancellations received 3 business days prior to the program will be refunded 100%. If you do not cancel within the allotted time period, payment is due in full. You may substitute another individual to attend the program at any time.

Day One:  9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Morning Session:  9:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

9:00  Welcome

Joseph M. Di Scipio, President, Federal Communications Bar Association 

9:15  Featured Speaker

9:45  Congressional Staff Panel:  Hot Topics from a Capitol Hill Perspective

  • Major legislative developments in 2013, including spectrum and privacy
  • The impact of the Congressional elections on communications policy and the FCC

FCBA Co-Moderators:  Peter D. Shields, Kathleen Wallman
Panel:  John B. Branscome, Shawn H. Chang, David B. Quinalty, David Redl

10:45  Networking Break

11:00  Technology Overview

  • Tutorial will break down the technological issues at play in the telecommunications arena
  • Spectrum basics, the incentive auctions, the spectrum crunch, unlicensed devices, wireless technology and more
  • Learn how technology impacts the development of telecommunications policy

Speaker:  Julius P. Knapp

11:45  Tutorial: Developments in Wireline Communications

  • A summary of the year’s highlights, including the FCC’s competition-related reforms, special access and section 652 forbearance
  • Universal service reforms, including Connect America reform implementation, Low-Income and Contributions reforms, and the E-Rate program
  • Other highlights from the Wireline Competition Bureau’s ongoing work

Speaker:  Julie A. Veach

12:15  Luncheon and Featured Speaker

Afternoon Session:  1:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

1:45  Wireline Panel: Hot Topics and Issues in Wireline Telecom Policy

  • The FCC’s reform of its Connect America Fund, Lifeline, E-Rate and Rural Health Care programs
  • The FCC’s reform of intercarrier compensation
  • Other important issues, including the Open Internet Order, special access reform, universal service contribution reform, the trials for emerging all-Internet Protocol (IP) networks, disabilities access for advanced services, and FCC consumer protection initiatives 

FCBA Co-Moderators:  Kathleen Q. Abernathy, John T. Nakahata
Panel: William H. Johnson

2:45  Tutorial: Developments in Wireless Communications

  • A review of the Commission’s actions in 2013, including actions to implement the Spectrum Act and the Broadcast Television Incentive Auction

Speaker:  Ruth Milkman

3:15  Networking Break

3:30  Wireless Panel: Hot Topics and Issues in Wireless Telecom Policy

  • FCC actions during the past year with respect to the reallocation of government spectrum for commercial use, Mobile Satellite Services  spectrum, and the 700 MHz band, including public safety and FirstNet
  • Rulemaking proceedings regarding mobile spectrum holdings, radio frequency exposure policies, and availability of in-flight Wi-Fi, and disability access
  • Developments on mergers and wireless market analysis

FCBA Co-Moderators:  Ari Q. Fitzgerald, Regina M. Keeney
Panel: Steven K. Berry

4:30  Featured Speaker

5:00  Adjourn

Day Two:  9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Morning Session:  9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

9:00  Featured Speaker

9:30  Privacy Panel: Continuing Obligations and Emerging Framework on All Fronts

  • Compliance in developing areas such as online advertising, mobile services, information security, and cross-border transfers
  • Status and projected effectiveness of government-facilitated multistakeholder models and voluntary, but enforceable, industry codes of conduct
  • Likely scope and outcome of proposed federal consumer privacy laws
  • Evolving enforcement rationales and remedies: Trends in 2013

FCBA Co-Moderators:  Matthew S. DelNero, Nancy C. Libin

10:30  Networking Break

10:45  Featured Speaker

11:15  Debate

FCBA Moderator: David Gross, Federal Communications Bar Association President-Elect

Co-Chair(s)
Kathleen Q. Abernathy ~ Chief Legal Officer and Executive Vice President, Regulatory and Government Affairs, Frontier Communications Corporation
Mark D. Schneider ~ Sidley Austin LLP
Peter D. Shields ~ Wiley Rein LLP
Speaker(s)
Steven K. Berry ~ CEO and President, Competititve Carriers Association
John B. Branscome ~ Senior Communications Counsel, U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation
Justin Brookman ~ Director, Center for Democracy & Technology's Project on Consumer Privacy
Shawn H. Chang ~ Senior Democratic Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce
Matthew S. DelNero ~ Covington & Burling LLP
Ari Q. Fitzgerald ~ Hogan Lovells LLP
Marc M. Groman ~ President & CEO, Network Advertising Initiative
David A. Gross ~ Wiley Rein LLP
William H. Johnson ~ Vice President & Associate General Counsel, Verizon
Regina M. Keeney ~ Lawler, Metzger, Keeney & Logan, LLC
Julius P. Knapp ~ Chief, Office of Engineering and Technology, Federal Communications Commission
Nancy C. Libin ~ Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP
Joan M. Marsh ~ Vice President - Federal Regulatory Affairs, AT&T
Ruth Milkman ~ Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Federal Communications Commission
John T. Nakahata ~ Wiltshire & Grannis LLP
David B. Quinalty ~ Policy Director, U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
David Redl ~ Majority Chief Counsel for Communications and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce
Joseph M. Di Scipio ~ Vice President, Legal and FCC Compliance, Fox Television Stations Inc
Julie A. Veach ~ Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal Communications Commission
Kathleen Wallman ~ President, Wallman Consulting, LLC
Matt Wood ~ Policy Director, Free Press
Program Attorney(s)
Seema Lal Meehan ~ Program Attorney, Practising Law Institute
Washington, D.C. Seminar Location and Hotel Accommodations

Washington Hilton, 1919 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C., 20009. Tel: 1-202-483-3000. Please contact the hotel directly for reservations. When calling, please mention PLI and the name of the program. The cut-off date for the preferred rate is November 4.

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