WiMAX Regulatory & Spectrum Policy
3:30 - Wednesday, September 26 Wimax Regulatory & Spectrum Issues: U.S. And Canada
Moderator: Andrew Kreig, President, WCA International
Robert Finch, Vice President of Spectrum Development, Sprint Nextel
John Muleta, CEO, M2Z Networks & Former FCC Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Chief
Veena Rawat, President, Communications Research Centre Canada & Former Chair, World Radio Conference 2003
Paul J. Sinderbrand, WCA Counsel and Wilkinson Barker Knauer Partner

This is an authoritative overview of the major financial opportunities and pitfalls for the industry triggered by government, with special attention to the U.S. and Canada. Topics include opportunities for new WiMAX spectrum, and also regulatory obstacles to business plans. On the eve of the pivotal, once-every-four-years 2007 World Radio Conference organized by 180+ nations through the UN's ITU, speakers include the most recent Conference chair. Others are experts from North America's largest WiMAX spectrum-holder, a major start-up, and WCA, the global wireless broadband association founded in 1988.


4:30 - Wednesday, September 26 WiMAX Regulatory & Spectrum Issues: Mexico and Latin America
Moderator: Adlane Fellah, CEO & Founder, Maravedis Inc.
Panelists: Reynaldo González Bustamante, Director General de Planeación y Administración del Espectro, Mexico-Comision Federal de Telecomunicaciones
Jose Luiz Frauendorf, Executive Director, Neotec (Brazil)

This panel focuses on the key regulatory and spectrum policy issues that will shape the development of the WiMAX and Mobile Broadband industries in the United States and Canada. Leveraging the WCA's unique role in shaping the regulatory agenda, the session moderator will engage the government officials in a lively dialog regarding the 700 MHz band, 3.65 GHz spectrum, open-access rules, "contention protocol" requirements and the future of spectrum auctions.