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GENERAL INFORMATION

What

WCAI's Wireless Policy Summit
The Summit will gather key officials from government and industry and offer an open forum for the exchange of ideas and an ideal opportunity to meet face-to-face with top decision-makers who are shaping the future of the industry in 2009 and beyond. As the new Administration is acting on its commitment to bring broadband access to all Americans, the Summit will examine the role of wireless in the broadband stimulus package, universal service, open access, net neutrality, and more.

When & Where

Tuesday, May 5
WCAI's Wireless Policy Summit

Grand Hyatt Hotel - Independence Ballroom
1000 H Street NW,
Washington, DC, USA 20001
Phone: 202-582-1234, 800-233-1234
grandwashington.hyatt.com
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Wednesday, May 6
WCAI Committee Meetings
(WCAI Membership Required)

Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP
2300 N Street, NW; Suite 700
Washington, DC 20037
www.wbklaw.com

Transportation Service

Tad's Transportation Service
Please call in advance 703-407-1736
Or email Tad@greenexpresslane.com
With your itinerary (MS Word & PDF accepted)
Please send itenerary a day in advance or for
immediate response send a txt to 703-407-1736

Premier Sponsor

WCAI Thanks AT&T for its PREMIER SPONSORSHIP of the Wireless Policy Summit!

Area Hotels

Need a Hotel Room? In the event that the Grand Hyatt can not accomodate your rooming needs,
please check with these other area hotels:

Marriott at Metro Center
775 12th Street NW
Washington, DC 20005 USA
Phone: 1-202-737-2200
www.marriott.com

Renaissance Washington, DC
999 Ninth Street NW
Washington, District Of Columbia 20001 USA
Phone: 1-202-898-9000
www.marriott.com

Hilton Garden Inn Washington DC Downtown
815 14th Street N.W.
Washington, District of Columbia 20005
202-783-7800
www.hiltongardeninn.com

Hotel Sofitel Lafayette Square Washington DC
806 15th Street NW
Washington, DC 20005
202-730-8800
www.sofitel.com

Four Points By Sheraton Washington DC Downtown
1201 K Street NW
Washington, DC 20005
202-289-7600
www.fourpointsdc.com

Embassy Suites Hotel
900 10th Street NW
Washington, DC 20001
202-739-2001
embassysuites1.hilton.com

TUESDAY MAY 5, 2009

WIRELESS POLICY SUMMIT - AGENDA GRAND HYATT HOTEL - INDEPENDENCE BALLROOM (FGHI)
8:00 am - 9:00 am	Registration and Networking Coffee Service Coffee Service hosted by Sprint
9:00 am - 9:05am	WCAI Welcome and Introduction Fred Campbell, President and CEO, Wireless Communications Association International
9:05 am – 9:45 am	Keynote Speaker Sean Maloney, Executive Vice President, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, Intel Corporation
9:45 am - 10:45 am	The Role of Wireless in Universal Broadband Access Continued progress in the deployment and adoption of broadband technology is vital to ensuring that the United States remains competitive worldwide. In this session participants discuss the role that wireless should play in policies designed to achieve universal broadband access at affordable prices. Fawn Johnson, Reporter, Dow Jones, Moderator Amy Levine, Counsel, House Telecommunications and Internet Subcommittee S. Derek Turner, Research Director, Free Press Kelley Dunne, CEO, DigitalBridge Communications, and WCAI Director Jennifer Richter, Chair, Technology and Communications Group, Patton Boggs, LLP Alex Hoehn-Saric, Democratic Communications Counsel, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Peter Pitsch, Executive Director, Communications Policy, Intel Corp
10:45 am - 11:00 am	Networking Break
11:00 - Noon	Reforming Spectrum Management: What's Next? Although much has been done to reform spectrum policy in recent years, spectrum reform is an ongoing process. Efforts to make more commercial spectrum available for mobile use and to create incentives for more efficient use of federal spectrum are currently ongoing. Another option is to make more broadcast spectrum available for wireless broadband. This session examines these efforts and discusses potential next steps in spectrum management reform.. Paul Kirby, Senior Editor, TR Daily, Moderator Gigi Sohn, President and Co-Founder, Public Knowledge Jane Mago, General Counsel, National Association of Broadcasters Brian Rice, Legislative Assistant, Senator John F. Kerry Martin Cooper, Executive Chairman and Co-Founder, ArrayComm, and WCAI Director Ira Keltz, Deputy Chief, Office of Engineering and Technology, FCC
Noon - 1:15 pm	Luncheon Hosted by AT&T
1:15 pm - 2:15 pm	Wireless and the Broadband Stimulus Package The stimulus package makes funds available for the deployment of wireless broadband and mandates development of a national broadband plan. How will stimulus funds be made available? What is the best way to obtain funding? What process will be used to develop the nationwide broadband plan? These questions and more will be addressed in this session. Paul Sinderbrand, Regulatory Counsel, WCAI, Moderator David J. Villano, Assistant Administrator, Telecommunication Programs, USDA, Rural Development Jim Schlichting, Acting Wireless Bureau Chief, FCC Robert Alderfer, Program Examiner - Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget Bernadette McGuire-Rivera, Associate Administrator, NTIA
2:15 pm - 3:15 pm	Building a Wireless Broadband Network for Public Safety Efforts to build a nationwide, interoperable wireless broadband network for public safety have so far been unsuccessful. This session discusses options for funding and building such a network. Cecilia Kang, Telecommunications Reporter, Washington Post, Moderator Chief Harlin R. McEwen, Chairman, Public Safety Spectrum Trust Corporation, and Chairman, Communications & Technology Committee of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) William Andrle, Vice President, Telecom and Spectrum Strategy, Northrop Grumman Information Systems, and Chairman, WCAI 700 MHz Broadband Development Committee Joan Marsh, Vice President, Federal Regulatory, AT&T Lawrence R. Krevor, Vice President Government Affairs, Spectrum, Sprint Nextel Jessica Zufolo, Senior Director, Medley Global Advisors
3:15 pm - 3:30 pm	Networking Break
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm	Application of Net Neutrality Principals to Wireless Broadband Networks The inherently shared, nomadic nature of wireless broadband networks poses unique network management challenges. What network management practices are reasonable for wireless broadband networks? How should net neutrality principals be applied to these networks? Should reasonable network management standards for wireless broadband networks differ from wired networks? This session addresses these questions and more. Amy Schatz, Telecommunications and Cyberspace Reporter, The Wall Street Journal, Moderator Robert Quinn, Sr. Vice President, Federal Regulatory, AT&T Chris Riley, Policy Counsel, Free Press Jeff Kohler, Founder, JAB Wireless, Inc. Brett Glass, Founder, LARIAT Jonathan Spalter, Chairman, Advisory Board, Mobile Future
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm	Backhaul for Next Generation Wireless Broadband Networks Next generation wireless broadband networks must have sufficient backhaul infrastructure to support higher data rates. How will the industry provide sufficient backhaul capacity for next generation networks? Should more spectrum be made available for longer distance wireless backhaul links in rural areas? Do backhaul rates require additional study? These questions are explored in this session. Howard Buskirk, Associate Managing Editor, Communications Daily, Moderator Charles McKee, Director, Government Affairs, Sprint Nextel Joseph Sandri, Jr., Senior Vice President, Regulatory & Government Affairs, FiberTower Corporation, and WCAI Director Erik Boch, CTO, DragonWave Scott Sweetland, Vice President, Sales North America, and Corporate Vice President and CVO, Ceragon
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm	Reception Reception hosted by Clearwire

WEDNESDAY MAY 6, 2009
(WCAI Membership Required)

WCAI COMMITTEE MEETINGS - WCAI MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED Wilkinson Barker Knauer Law Office
Thanks to Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP for sponsoring Wednesday's events! 2300 N Street, NW; Suite 700; Washington, DC 20037 (tel: 202-783-4141)
10:00 am - Noon	WCAI Board of Directors Meeting (Attendance restricted to WCAI Board of Directors only)
Noon – 1:00 pm	Lunch Break
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm	WCAI Emerging Markets Committee (Attendance restricted to full-time personnel at WCAI member companies only)
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm	WCAI Green Technology Committee (Attendance restricted to full-time personnel at WCAI member companies only)
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm	Broadband Financial Committee (Attendance restricted to full-time personnel at WCAI member companies only)
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm	WCAI Engineering Committee (Attendance restricted to full-time personnel at WCAI member companies only)

SPECTRUM HARMONIZATION WORKSHOP - INVITATION ONLY Wilkinson Barker Knauer Law Office
Spectrum Harmonization Workshop organized by the WCAI and its Global Development Committee (GDC)
Thanks to Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP for sponsoring Wednesday's events! 2300 N Street, NW; Suite 700; Washington, DC 20037 (tel: 202-783-4141)
The Spectrum Harmonization Workshop has been POSTPONED. A new date will be announced for the workshop at a later date. WCAI apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause.
10:00 am – 5:00 pm	U.S.-Mexico-Canada Joint Spectrum Harmonization Workshop (Attendance restricted to invitation-only guests) United States Regulators: John Giusti, Acting Bureau Chief, International Bureau, FCC (invited) Operators: Paul McCarthy, Director, Spectrum Development, Clearwire Tajit Mehta, Spectrum Negotiator, Spectrum Development, Clearwire Harry Perlow, Clearwire Nadja Sodos-Wallace, Regulatory Counsel, Clearwire Jamie Cornelius, Senior Engineer, Clearwire Phil Merrill, President, BeamSpeed Mexico Regulators: Dr. Rafael del Villar, Commissioner, COFETEL Operators: Alejandro Mayagoitia, Manager, ANSITEL José Antonio Abad, CEO, MVS Net Roberto Martinez, Director Technology Planning, Axtel & WiMAX Forum Ruben Bazan, CEO, AireCable Patricio Zorrilla, Vice President, Ultravision Enrique Yamuni, Director General, Megacable Marco Tulio Santos, CTO, Ultravision Canada Regulators: Marc Dupuis, Director General of Spectrum Engineering, Industry Canada Operators: Don Falle, General Director, Inukshuk Wireless Boyd Craig, CEO, Chairman of the Board, Craig Wireless

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SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES

Summit sponsors receive acknowledgement at the event and through email advertising, the WCAI website, and WCAI publications leading up to the event. WCAI reaches thousands of senior-level executives, policy makers, attorneys, investors and journalists on a daily basis via our daily 4G Global Update and our weekly Industry Bulletin.

Premier Sponsor (one position available)

Sold To: AT&T

$20,000

Featured placement of company logo on all event advertising
Exclusive sponsorship of the Luncheon including acknowledgment in show program and table tent cards with sponsor logo
Logo and link with featured placement on WCAI website
6 attendee passes for staff and VIP guests
Invitation of keynote luncheon speaker

Gold Sponsor (one position available)

Sold To: Clearwire

$10,000

Prominent placement of company logo on all event advertising
Exclusive sponsorship of the Reception including acknowledgment in show program and table tent cards with sponsor logo
Logo and link placement on WCAI website
4 attendee passes for staff and VIP guests

Silver Sponsor (one position available)

Sold To: Sprint

$5,000

Prominent placement of company logo on all event advertising
Exclusive sponsorship of the Morning Coffee including acknowledgment in show program and tent cards with sponsor logo
Logo and link placement on WCAI website
2 attendee passes for staff or VIP guests

Wednesday Sponsor (one position available)

Sold To: Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP

Thanks to Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP for sponsoring the Wireless Policy Summit's "Members Only" events on Wednesday, May 6, 2009!

Wireless Policy Summit NEWS
April 24	WCAI Financial Committee Meeting to Focus on Broadband Stimulus Application Process
April 22	WCAI Committees to Hold Semiannual Meetings May 6
April 16	Intel's Sean Maloney to Keynote WCAI Wireless Policy Summit
April 15	WCAI Recognizes AT&T, Clearwire and Sprint as Major Wireless Policy Summit Sponsors
February 5	Online Registration Now Open for WCAI’s Wireless Policy Summit
January 28	WCAI to Host a Wireless Policy Summit

Wireless Policy Summit NEWS
April 24
WCAI Financial Committee Meeting to Focus on Broadband Stimulus Application Process Application process WCAI members need to go through to obtain the $7.2 billion in government funding allocated as part of the economic stimulus plan will be the main topic examined during a May 6 meeting of the WCAI’s Broadband Financial Committee. The meeting will be held as part of the *Wireless Policy Summit* organized by the WCAI on May 5-6 in Washington, DC. WCAI President Fred Campbell and Regulatory Counsel Paul Sinderbrand will explain the steps members need to take to apply for the funding and answer member questions. Also, RBC Daniels Vice President Kevin Reidy will provide the investor’s perspective and tips on how WCAI members can be most successful in securing the funding. A member of the WCAI’s Broadband Financial Committee, Mr. Reidy provides corporate finance and financial advisory services to clients of the RBC Daniels’ Telecommunications Group with a concentration on companies in the mobile and broadband wireless sectors. Since joining Daniels & Associates in 1998, he has led or facilitated more than 70 transactions with an aggregate deal value of over $3 billion in almost every major sector of the telecommunications industry. He is intimately familiar with Wi-Fi and WiMAX business models and has worked with providers and investors who target the residential, commercial and/or hospitality verticals. For more information or to join the Broadband Financial Committee, please contact Susan Polyakova.
April 22
WCAI Committees to Hold Semiannual Meetings May 6 Several WCAI committees will hold semiannual meetings on May 6 as part of the *WCAI’s Wireless Policy Summit* in Washington, DC. Specifically, the Emerging Markets Committee's meeting is scheduled for 1 pm, Green Technology Committee's for 2 pm, Broadband Financial Committee's for 3 pm, and Engineering Committee's for 4 pm. The hour-long meetings will be held at the offices of Wilkinson Barker Knauer located at 2300 N Street, NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20037. For more information, please see agenda or contact Susan Polyakova.
April 15
WCAI Recognizes AT&T, Clearwire and Sprint as Major Wireless Policy Summit Sponsors WCAI would like to thank *Wireless Policy Summit’s* Premier Sponsor AT&T, Gold Sponsor Clearwire, and Silver Sponsor Sprint. Other sponsors are Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP and Patton Boggs, LLP.
February 5
Online Registration Now Open for WCAI's Wireless Policy Summit WCAI has launched an online registration for the Wireless Policy Summit that will be held on May 5-6, 2009 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Washington, DC. The Summit will gather key officials from government and industry to examine the role of wireless in meeting the new Administration's goal of achieving universal broadband access at affordable prices. A premier event for the wireless broadband industry, the Summit will offer an open forum for exchange of ideas and presents an ideal opportunity to meet face-to-face with top decision-makers who are shaping the future of the industry in 2009 and beyond.