**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]{.underline}:** 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]{.underline}:** 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

1:15 -- 2:15 **[Promoting Broadband in Indian Country]{.underline}**:
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]{.underline}:** 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]{.underline}:**. 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
>
> 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]{.underline}:**
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]{.underline}** :
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