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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

445 12^th^ Street, S.W., TW-A325

[WASHINGTON, DC 20554 DA 04-1376]{.underline}

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]{.underline}**

**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:]{.underline}

-   Latest technology developments

-   Creation of seamless, integrated networks

-   Device factors, such as battery life and screen size

-   Wireless broadband technology standards

> [Speakers:]{.underline}

-   Pierre de Vries\
    Chief of Incubation, Advanced Strategies and Policy Group Microsoft
    Corporation

-   Guy Kelnhofer\
    Chief Executive Officer\
    NextNet Wireless

-   Margaret LaBrecque\
    Regulatory Task Force Chairperson\
    WiMax Forum\
    Director of Industry Programs, Broadband Wireless Division\
    Intel

-   Brian Markwalter\
    Senior Director, Technology and Standards\
    Consumer Electronics Association

-   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:]{.underline}

-   Mobile and fixed wireless business plans

-   Impact of Wi-Fi

-   Gauging consumer demand

-   Ways to integrate landline and wireless networks

> [Speakers:]{.underline}

-   Michael Anderson\
    Chief Information Officer\
    PDQLink\
    Chairman\
    Part-15.ORG

-   Paul Berriman\
    Senior Vice President of Strategy and Marketing\
    PCCW Limited

-   Atish Gude\
    Vice President, Strategic Planning and Corporate Strategy\
    Nextel Communications

-   Doug Sobieski\
    Vice President, Broadband Wireless Services\
    XO Communications

-   Bill Stone\
    Executive Director, Network Strategy\
    Verizon Wireless

-   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

[Topics:]{.underline}

-   Examination of regulatory and other barriers, including deployment
    costs, cost of capital, and access to spectrum

-   Impact of regulation on investment

-   Ways to maximize flexibility in allocating and licensing spectrum

> [Speakers:]{.underline}

-   Andrew Kreig\
    President\
    Wireless Communications Association

-   Rick Kunze\
    President\
    ColusaNET\
    Part-15.ORG

-   Jeanette Radcliffe\
    Manager of Spectrum Marketing\
    Australian Communications Authority

-   Scott Slater\
    Co-Founder and Strategic Advisor\
    Personal Broadband Industry Association

-   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:]{.underline}

-   Steps to making wireless the glue that will link disparate broadband
    networks

-   Which broadband applications will be successful?

-   Convergence and integration of wireless and wireline, fixed and
    mobile, licensed and unlicensed technologies

> [Speakers:]{.underline}

-   Martin Cooper\
    Chairman and Co-Founder\
    ArrayComm

-   Duncan Davidson\
    Chairman\
    SkyPilot Network

-   Valerie Holt\
    Consultant and Advisor\
    Reciva Limited

-   José Rodriguez\
    Chief Executive Officer\
    Hispanic Information Television Network

-   Sai Subramanian\
    Vice President, Product Management and Strategic Marketing\
    Navini Networks

-   Motorola\
    *Speaker TBD*

**4:45 p.m. -- 5:00 p.m. Closing Remarks**

John B. Muleta, Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau

**[Webcasting]{.underline}**

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](http://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]{.underline}**

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]{.underline}**

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>.

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