FEBRUARY 2005 Newsletter of the Federal Communications Bar Association
CLE Seminar: Engineering for Communications Lawyers 101 on Feb. 15
The FCBA’s Engineering and Technical Help is on the way. Three top Practice Committee has put together an engineers at the FCC and an engineer- evening CLE Seminar entitled, turned-lawyer have teamed up to “Engineering for Communications present a two-hour session on the Lawyers 101.” The Seminar will be basics of FCC-related technology. held on Tuesday, February 15 from 6:00 to 8:15 p.m. at the law offices of PLANNED TOPICS INCLUDE: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, 700 14th Street, N.W. • the lawyer’s role in a technical Washington, D.C. Registration proceeding information is on page 15. • metric prefixes (e.g.,mW & MHz), and (at last!) how to pronounce So you went to law school because you “gigahertz” don’t like math. And now you • the ubiquitous dB represent clients before the most • AM,FM,and digital modulation Mel Karmazin technically advanced government agency on the planet. CONTINUED ON PAGE 7 Karmazin to Speak at February 16 February 23 Luncheon CLE Seminar on Luncheon Wireless Broadband Mel Karmazin, Chief Executive Officer The Wireless Practice Committee will VP Policy, CTIA; Andrew Krieg, of SIRIUS Satellite Radio will be the hold a CLE discussing new President, Wireless Communications FCBA’s featured luncheon speaker on developments in wireless broadband, Association International; and Rebecca Wednesday, February 16, 2005, at the Wireless Broadband Issues and Hot Arbogast,VP Regulatory Strategy, Legg Mayflower Hotel’s East Room,1127 Topics. The luncheon seminar will be Mason. The second panel will Connecticut Avenue, NW,Washington, held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. on specifically address the MDS(BRA)/ITFS D.C. The luncheon will feature Wednesday, February 23, at the band, and will include an overview of Karmazin in a one-on-one interview offices of Sidley,Austin, Brown & Wood, the service rules and recent FCC with Margaret Tobey of Morrison & 1501 K Street, NW,Washington, D.C. actions by David Furth, Associate Foerster, LLP. The interview will be Registration will begin at 11:00 a.m. Chief, Wireless Telecommunications followed by a Q&A session with the Lunch will be served. Participants can Bureau, FCC, followed by commentary luncheon audience. Registration earn two CLE credits. from Paul Sinderbrand, Partner, information is on page 15 of this Wilkinson, Barker & Knauer: Donald J. newsletter. The seminar will consist of two one- Evans, Of Counsel, Fletcher, Heald and hour panels. The first session, will host Hildreth; and Todd Gray, Partner, Dow, Karmazin oversees all aspects of SIRIUS a discussion by Lauren Van Wazer Lohnes & Albertson. Satellite Radio’s operations from its New and John Branscome Co-Chairs of York City corporate headquarters. the FCC’s Broadband Wireless Access For further information, feel free to Previously, Karmazin served as Chief Task Force concerning the group’s contact Adam Krinsky at (202) 383- Executive Officer of 519 LLC, a private efforts, followed by a discussion on 3340. Registration information is investment firm. He was also President new developments in broadband located on page 15 of this newsletter. deployment from Carolyn Brandon, CONTINUED ON PAGE 11 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
DEAR MEMBERS: FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS BAR ASSOCIATION © copyright 2005 The FCBA is growing at the chapter level, and our chapters are increasingly active. We now have 750 members who reside 1020 19th Street,N.W. outside the Washington area. Most of these members are Suite 325 Washington,D.C.20036-6101 located in metropolitan centers with clusters of telcom or Phone: (202) 293-4000 communications-related industries. Lawyers working these Fax: (202) 293-4317 industries, or in related government or trade association E-mail: [email protected] positions, have sought affiliation with the FCBA in order to have Website: http://www.fcba.org access to our resources and programs and to assure that their OFFICERS local organizations have the visibility of a nationally-recognized Harry C.Martin bar association. The FCBA has accepted new chapters in order to broaden our President geographic diversity and accessibility. Michele C.Farquhar With the addition of our new Florida Chapter, effective in December, we now have President-Elect nine regional chapters: Atlanta, Rocky Mountain (formerly Denver), Midwest, New Jennifer A.Warren England, New York, Northern California, Pacific Northwest, Texas and Florida. Two Secretary chapter representatives (Ellen Agress in New York and Judy Endejan in Seattle) serve as Diane J.Cornell voting members of the FCBA’s 20-member Executive Committee. Ellen, Judy and Assistant Secretary chapter co-chairs participate in many of our events, including the Chairman’s Dinner, James S.Blitz Seminar West or the Annual Seminar. But mostly, the chapters organize their own Treasurer events. Mark D.Schneider Assistant Treasurer Here are examples of some of the programs the chapters have been working on during past few months: EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Carolyn W.Brandon Rocky Mountain. Two-day CLE,“The Digital Broadband Migration: Rewriting the Sally A.Buckman Telecom Act;” University of Colorado Law School, Boulder, Colorado; February 13 and Selina Y.Khan 14 (see Special Events, page 6). Additionally, the Rocky Mountain Chapter held Cheryl A.Leanza luncheons in October featuring Greg Sopkin, Chairman of the Colorado PUC, and Laura H.Phillips Bryan N.Tramont another featuring FCC Commissioner Kathleen Abernathy. Ryan G.Wallach Northern California. On March 3 the Northern California Chapter is sponsoring a Sheryl J.Wilkerson Alexandra M.Wilson CLE entitled,“Broadband Over Power Lines: What Is It and What Can We Do With It?” Harry Wingo This event will be held at Morrison & Foerster’s offices in San Francisco. (See Special Christopher G.Wood Events,page 4.) CHAPTER Texas. On March 10-12 the FCBA’s Texas Chapter is co-sponsoring with the REPRESENTATIVES University of Texas at Austin a three-day telecom seminar that will feature, among Ellen S.Agress others,Jeff Carlisle,Chief of the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau. Judith A.Endejan
Pacific Northwest. Last fall in Seattle, the Pacific Northwest chapter sponsored a DELEGATE TO AMERICAN luncheon seminar featuring Michael Gallagher, Administrator of NTIA and Assistant BAR ASSOCIATION Secretary of Commerce, as well as John Stanton, Chairman and CEO of Western R.Clark Wadlow Wireless Corporation. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Seminar West. Several of our west coast chapters are collaborating to put on Stanley D.Zenor Seminar West on August 5-7 at the Claremont Resort & Spa in Berkeley,California. This event, tentatively entitled “Technological Revolution—Regulatory Evolution,” will DEPUTY DIRECTOR feature representatives of high-tech industries as well as FCC and other government Heidi M.Kurtz policy makers.The resort setting for this event is intended to encourage attendance by family members of the participants. Editor - Heidi M.Kurtz Photographer - Mark Van Bergh Other Events. Additionally, our chapters organize luncheons, brown bags, happy hours and informal meetings throughout the year. Password as of February 10,2005:791 The FCBA supports the chapters’ programs by procuring speakers, helping with publicity, handling receipts and disbursements and covering financial shortfalls when
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8:45-9:15 a.m. the government’s heavily contested role 6th Annual KEYNOTE: TBA in regulating consumer entertainment. Communications 9:20-10:40 a.m. 1:15-2:25 p.m. Law 101 Seminar on PANEL: FROM THE CAPITOL PANEL: REGULATING THE February 8 TO THE PORTALS: THE KING: POLITICAL WASHINGTON, D.C. IMPLICATIONS VS. On the afternoon of February 8, 2005, PERSPECTIVE MARKETPLACE DEMAND the FCBA will present its annual “Comm Digital must carry, the Telecom Act re- Leading programmers converge to Law 101” CLE Seminar, from 2:00-6:00 write, prospects of regulating new of discuss the latest regulatory issues facing p.m., at the Wiley Rein & Fielding technologies and services such as them today. The biggest names in Conference Center, 1776 K Street, N.W. satellite radio and the digital transition content delivery highlight their DC This afternoon-long event is targeted at are just some of the things that will keep strategies on managing everything from attorneys who are relatively new to lawmakers and regulators busy in 2005. political pressures like indecency to practice and will feature recognized Senior regulatory and legislative advisors rumblings of a-la carte pricing structures experts in the field. The goal of the address these issues as they strive to all the while maintaining their Comm Law 101 seminar is to help create an agenda that will promote competitive edge in today’s cut-throat attendees advance their careers in marketplace innovation, new and robust media marketplace. communications law by providing product offerings and appealing program practical advice in the following areas of content that will translate into increased 2:25-2:45 p.m. communications law practice: litigation competition in the marketplace and NETWORKING BREAK and enforcement, advocacy and policy, more choices for the consumer. and transactional. The Registration 2:50-3:50 p.m. Form is on page 17 of this newsletter. If 10:40-11:00 a.m. PANEL: GENERAL COUNSEL you would like to see the latest agenda, NETWORKING AND ROUNDTABLE please see the FCBA website: TECHNOLOGY BREAK Satellite’s Washington representatives www.fcba.org. discuss everything from the renewals of 11:00-12:00 Noon SHVERA and Telecom Acts to PANEL: THE EXPANDING overcoming legal and regulatory hurdles SBCA and FCBA ROLE OF SATELLITE of launching and maintaining new SERVICES IN RURAL consumer offerings in the ever-changing Media LawFORUM AMERICA marketplace. A Media LawFORUM March 22, 2005 Satellite is the only technology available exclusive you can’t afford to miss. today that ubiquitously serves the The FCBA and SBCA will be co- continental United States. Hear from 3:50-4:00 p.m. sponsoring a one-day program on industry executives and government CLOSING REMARKS Tuesday, March 22, 2005 at National officials as they discuss what is being Press Club Ballroom, 13th Floor, 529 done to close the technological gap rural 14th St. NW in Washington, D.C. A consumers and enterprises face today Commissioner registration form is on page 18 of this and what steps need to be taken inside newsletter. For the latest information, the Beltway to ensure they won’t be left Copps to Speak at see: http://www.sbca.com/site_files/ behind in the future. March 28 Luncheon child.asp?page=MediaLawForum &sec=events. Commissioner Michael Copps will be 12:00-1:00 p.m. the FCBA’s guest speaker at a luncheon LUNCH on Monday, March 28, 2005 at the Media LawForum J.W. Marriott Hotel in Washington, D.C. 12:40-1:10 p.m. Registration information is on page 15 of Agenda (as of 1-24-05) DEBATE: MEDIA AND THE this newsletter. (Please note the date has 1ST AMENDMENT: changed from March 16 to March 28). 7:30-8:30 a.m. CONSUMER DISCRETION VS. CONT. BREAKFAST GOVERNMENT PROTECTION Commissioner Copps was nominated In the digital era, the 1st amendment May 1, 2001, confirmed May 25, 2001, 8:30-8:45 a.m. continues to be a subject of great debate. and sworn in May 31, 2001. Previously, WELCOMING REMARKS Don’t miss this Media LawFORUM exclusive as experts make their case on CONTINUED ON PAGE 4
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6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the offices of 3:30 p.m. on Friday afternoon and will be Morrison & Foerster LLP, 425 Market followed by the seminar keynote Street, San Francisco. The distinguished speaker. Seminar presentations will panel includes: Bruce Franca, Deputy resume at 8:30 a.m. Saturday morning Chief, Office of Engineering and and will conclude at 12:00 noon on Technology, Federal Communications Saturday. Commission; Jay Birnbaum, Vice President and General Counsel, Current Everyone will enjoy the traditional Communications Group, LLC; Susan family BBQ dinner and activities on Kennedy, Commissioner, California Friday evening, including the always- Public Utilities Commission; and Mitchell popular bingo bonanza. Saturday Lazarus, Partner, Fletcher Heald & afternoon will see the golfers take to the Hildreth,P.L.C. course for links for a tournament and the tennis players head to the courts for The cost will be $45.00 for FCBA their tournament. Other planned members, $55.00 non-members, and activities on Friday afternoon will $25.00 for all Government employees. include a bike trip lead by FCBA FCC Commissioner Michael Copps Please see registration info on page 15. President Harry Martin, an organized trip “The Federal Communications Bar to historic Jamestown, and of course MARCH LUNCHEON Association (provider # 4649) Colonial Williamsburg, Busch Gardens, CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 certifies that this activity has been and plenty of outlet mall shopping — all approved for MCLE credit by the State close to the resort. On Saturday evening, Copps served until January 2001 as Bar of California in the amount of the adults will enjoy a special banquet Assistant Secretary of Commerce for 1.5 hours.”The FCBA will also apply for and the younger seminar participants Trade Development at the U.S. credit to the Virginia State Bar. will have a special Kids’ Night Out Department of Commerce, where he was activity. Following the banquet, previously Deputy Assistant Secretary of members will step into the “Casino” for Commerce for Basic Industries. Copps FCBA Annual some FCBA-style Texas Hold-‘em Poker, came to Washington in 1970, joining the Seminar – April 29 – Blackjack, and other games of chance for staff of Senator Ernest Hollings (D-SC) young and old, all for the benefit of the and serving for over a dozen years as May 1, 2005 – FCBA Foundation. The casino will offer Chief of Staff. He has also held positions Kingsmill Resort instruction to those who need to learn at Collins and Aikman Corporation and or brush up their card skills as well as the American Meat Institute. Before The 2005 FCBA Annual Seminar will tables for the more experienced card coming to Washington, Copps was a be held April 29th – May 1st, at the sharks at the seminar. professor of U.S. History at Loyola Kingsmill Resort in Williamsburg, University of the South. Copps received a VA. With the pending departure of Kingsmill has undergone extensive B.A. from Wofford College and earned a Chairman Powell, changes in leadership renovations in the past year and is Ph.D. from the University of North at the FCC are certain and the potential extremely pleased to offer FCBA Carolina at Chapel Hill. for shifts in policy and program emphasis members 435 all-new guestrooms looms on the horizon. The seminar and villas, where every inch has been theme, What’s In The Cards?, will focus redesigned and remodeled in modern Northern California on what changes may be coming to the comfort and elegance – right down to Chapter to Host FCC. Panels will feature FCC the goose-down comforters. The one, Commissioners, NTIA leaders, Bureau two and three-bedroom suites offer full Broadband Over Chiefs, Legal Advisors, and financial kitchens, spacious dining and living Powerlines CLE analysts looking to the future and how areas, and outdoor decks. Kingsmill changes in FCC leadership will affect the offers 400 villa-style accommodations Seminar on telecom industry. Confirmed speakers — including one-, two- and three-bedroom March 3rd so far — include FCC Commissioners suites as well as the standard hotel-type Abernathy, Copps and Adelstein, and guest room.They are organized into villa The Northern California Chapter is Mike Gallagher, Assistant Secretary for clusters around the Resort Center, all pleased to present,“Broadband Over Communications and Information, U.S. within walking distance of dining, the Powerlines: What Is It and What Can We Department of Commerce. The first spa,and recreational facilities. Do With It?” This CLE will be held from seminar panel presentation will begin at With three eighteen-hole championship
FCBA NEWS 4 FEBRUARY 2005 SPECIAL EVENTS golf courses, a nine-hole par-3 course, Richmond International Airport (RIC) is Complete seminar registration Kingsmill is one of the East Coast’s finest located 45 minutes west of Kingsmill information forms will be in the March golf experiences. Kingsmill also features along Interstate 64 and is served by Air FCBA Newsletter. 15 tennis courts, Marina, Sports Club, and Canada, American, American Eagle, a variety of other activities, many of Continental, Continental Express, Delta, Start making your plans now to join your which are complimentary. Northwest, USAirways, USAir Express, colleagues at the 2005 FCBA Annual United, United Express. The Newport Seminar. One of Kingsmill’s newest expansion News/Williamsburg Airport (PHF) is projects, The Spa at Kingsmill offers a the closest airport to Kingsmill, only 20 variety of superb spa and salon services. minutes east of Kingsmill along Interstate FCBA’s New Florida Schedule yourself, your spouse or 64,and is served by AirTran Airways,ASA/ “significant other,” your colleague, or Delta Connection, and US Airways Chapter Hosts even your kids to a relaxing massage, Express. Kingsmill is approximately 150 Seminar on March unforgettable body treatment, Kingsmill miles south of the metropolitan facial, unique hair mask or golfer’s Washington area. 11 in Orlando manicure. The Spa at Kingsmill features The Florida Chapter of the FCBA 14 treatment rooms offering an array of Detailed information about Kingsmill can proudly announces its first event on services including massages, facials, be found on their web site at Friday, March 11, 2005. manicures,pedicures,natural herbal linen http://www.kingsmill.com/ “Convergence of Telecommuni- wraps, salt glows and thalassotherapy, as index2.html. Information about Colonial cations and Real Estate Seminar: well as a complete hair salon. Spa Williamsburg can be found at How Developers, Owners, and appointments should be made early by http://www.colonialwilliamsburg.com/ Providers Can Benefit” will be held calling 800-965-4SPA. visit/. Information about Williamsburg, at the Hyatt Regency Orlando Airport Jamestown, and Yorktown can be found from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Kids Camp is always a popular place at http://www.visitwilliamsburg.com/. during the FCBA seminar. The Kids CONTINUED ON PAGE 6 Camp at Kingsmill offers a wide variety of activities and class for kids whose parents may be in the seminar,in the spa, on the tennis courts, or on the golf course. Get complete information on all Save the Date! FCBA Foundation Golf activities and to make reservations by calling 757-253-8200 today. Tournament – June 20 It’s time to mark your calendars for the 9th Annual FCBA Foundation Whether you plan to attend on your own Honorable Robert E. Lee Memorial Golf Tournament on Monday, June 20, or with a spouse, friend, or family, it isn’t 2005 (the day after Father’s Day).The group will return to Bull Run Country Club too early to make your rooming in Haymarket,Virginia. reservation for the seminar now; in fact, some FCBA members already have made The proceeds go to the FCBA Foundation’s Scholarship Fund, which provides reservations! See the Kingsmill college funds for deserving District of Columbia high school graduates. reservation form on page 19 of the newsletter for complete information on Prices and registration information will appear in the March issue of the FCBA types of rooms/suites available and rates. News. If you are interested in helping out with the tournament planning, or on the Room reservations must be made day of the event,contact Heidi Kurtz in the FCBA office. directly with Kingsmill using the reservation form.
Three airports are within convenient Save the Date! March 21 – Satellite 101 driving distance of Kingsmill if you will CLE Seminar be flying in for the seminar. The Norfolk International Airport (ORF) is located The FCBA, SBCA and SIA will be hosting a Satellite 101 CLE Seminar on 45 minutes east of Kingsmill along Monday, March 21 as a primer for the SBCA’s March 22 Media LawFORUM Interstate 64 and is served by American, (see related info on page 3). More info on the March 21 event will appear on Continental, Delta, Northwest, the FCBA website soon! Southwest,TWA, United, USAirways. The
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Marianne LePera, Henderson, Franklin, academics alike. In enacting the ORLANDO SEMINAR Starnes & Holt,PA,Bonita Springs,FL Telecommunications Act of 1996, CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 Panel Speakers: Congress instituted a regulatory model Tom Reiman, Broadband Group; John based on the traditional technology used Who Should Attend? Communications, Gleeson,Bonita Bay Group; to deliver voice telephony-and largely did Real Estate, and Business Attorneys; Real Weldon Feightner,Knology not grapple with the implications of the Estate Developers and Builders; Internet. This failure, along with the Telecommunications and Cable D. WRAP UP, QUESTIONS, challenges of reforming the legacy model Providers and Consultants; Local LUNCH AND NETWORKING of spectrum policy and “re-missioning” Government Attorneys and Officials. the Federal Communications Registration information is on page 14 of Commission, have led many to suggest this newsletter. 2.5 to 3.0 CLE credits are that it is time to re-write the Telecom Act. being applied for. The Digital Broadband This conference will examine the issues Program Agenda: left largely unaddressed by the Telecom Migration: Rewriting Act: how to grapple with the advent of A. OVERVIEW The Telecom Act broadband and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP); how to reform spectrum Will Cox, Abel, Band, Russell, Collier, CO-SPONSORED BY: policy; and how (and whether) the FCC Pitchford & Gordon, Chartered, Sarasota, • The Association of Denver can re-adjust its institutional mission. FL Telecommunications Professionals With a thoughtful array of leaders from • The Federal Communications Bar academic, industry, and governmental B. EXISTING RESIDENTIAL Association circles, we believe that this conference DEVELOPMENTS, MDUS, • Colorado Bar Association will continue the Silicon Flatirons’ AND COMMERCIAL Telecommunications Section tradition of encouraging “bolder BUILDINGS • University of Colorado thinking” in Boulder. Like its Presenters and Moderators: Interdisciplinary Telecommunications predecessors, the proceedings from this Ila Feld and Eleni Pantaridis, Program conference will be published in the Leibowitz & Associates,PA,Miami,FL Date: Sunday, February 13th - Monday, Journal on Telecommunications and High February 14th,2005 Technology Law. Panel Speakers: Time: Sunday, 9:00 - 6:30 p.m. and John Norton, Deputy Chief, Policy Monday,8:45 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. REGISTRATION Division,Media Bureau,FCC; Location: University of Colorado School INFORMATION: Tony Bello, MDU Communications; and of Law, Lindsley Memorial Courtroom, Register Online: Weldon Feightner,Knology 401 Kittredge Loop (Directions and http://www.silicon-flatirons.org/ Registration Information below.) conferences/TeleComAct_spring_2005. C. NEW RESIDENTIAL html DEVELOPMENTS, MDUS, The transformation of telecommuni- AND COMMERCIAL cations from an analog, narrowband FULL REGISTRATION BUILDINGS network optimized for voice to a digital, INCLUDES: Presenters and Moderators: broadband network optimized for data Symposium Admission K. Patrick Meehan, Holland and Knight, traffic has created a myriad of challenges Attendance at the Final Lunch & LLP,Tampa,FL for businesses, policymakers, and Reception Copy of the Journal Symposium Issue
REGISTRATION FEES: The Computer Law Association World Academic/Public Interest/Regulatory Computer and Internet Law Congress™ $250 Silicon Flatirons Members/CU Alumni and Annual Meeting May 5-6, 2005 $300 FCBA/DTP members $350 “THE FOREFRONT OF IT LAW: A MASTER CLASS ON THE Regular $400 NEED-TO-KNOW ISSUES” Add $100 to all registration rates after Park Hyatt Hotel,Washington D.C. Further information and conference agenda can January 10,2005 be found on the Computer Law Association website at www.cla.org. CONTINUED ON PAGE 7
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LOCATION: We’ve structured panels to reflect how Expovision, at 888-622-8830 or 703-205- University of Colorado at Boulder School stations are organized and once again, 9114. Or visit the website at: of Law Paid parking is available in the staffed them with a sensational group of http://www2.expobook.com/evt/evt_h Euclid parking lot to the east of the in-house and outside experts to walk ome.asp?eventid=59. Be sure to tell University Memorial Center Maps of through the Top 8 issues in each area in them you are with the ABA Forum to campus and the surrounding area are a very faced-paced, intense program, take advantage of the special block of available at: supplemented with valuable background rooms reserved at the Bellagio. www.colorado.edu/directories/webmap. material. And back again this year is the extremely popular, Washington Meets THE PROGRAM SCHEDULE FOR MORE INFORMATION: Wall Street - the luncheon panel INCLUDES: http://www.silicon-flatirons.org/ assessing the practical business fallout conferences/TeleComAct_spring_2005. outside the Beltway from likely policy • Programming Eight TV html changes on the Hill and at the FCC. Key Programming Secrets You’ll Only Washington policy makers along with Admit in a Privileged Conversation incisive investment analysts will bring us • Compliance Eight Daily Rules That FCBA/ABA/NAB quite an unusual perspective. Just Make You Scream • Sales Eight Naïve Comments from Co-Sponsor Annual The day promises to be spirited, Sales Department Account Executives Las Vegas Seminar practical, penetrating and relevant — the • Washington Meets Wall Street makings of an excellent seminar Luncheon featuring Bryan Tramont, on April 17 program! FCC;Victor Miller,Bear,Sterns;Paul Gallant,Schwab Capital Markets;and Over the past several years, the annual Discounted seminar registration is key legislative hill staffers Las Vegas seminar on Representing Your available to all FCBA and ABA members. • Newsgathering The Crazy Eight – Local Broadcaster has become one of Registration can be completed online : Problems You Don’t Want to Hear the preeminent broadcast law programs http://www.abanet.org/forums/commu About From Your News Director in the country. The reason is a renewed nications/programs/home.html • Webcasting/Copyright An Eight focus on the practical, daily issues facing Legged Spider Web of Legal Problems stations and their lawyers. This year’s Housing fills quickly for this event, which format builds on that tradition with again will be held at the Bellagio Hotel, Reception to follow. See you in Las “Eight Misbehavin’” – Noteworthy Sunday, April 17. You should Vegas! Broadcasting Problems. telephone NAB’s housing agent,
FEBRUARY 15 CLE SEMINAR THE PRESENTERS: PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2 Julius Knapp, Deputy Chief, Office of • multiplexing explained: FDMA,CDMA Engineering & Technology,FCC necessary. These resources are well and TDMA spent. As the number of non- • radio propagation,antennas,and William Lane, Associate Chief, Policy & Washington area lawyers in controlling interference Rules Division, Office of Engineering and communications practice grows, we • the table of frequency allocations Technology,FCC need to maintain our profile as the • licensed and unlicensed spectrum use national bar association in the field. • the mysteries of Part 15: unlicensed Jeffery Goldthorp, Chief, Network This not only assures the FCBA’s long- devices,Bluetooth,Wi-Fi Technology Division, Office of term viability in changing times, it also • incoming technologies: ultra- Engineering and Technology,FCC makes us more responsive to wideband,cognitive radio,and mesh increasingly diverse needs of our networks. Mitchell Lazarus, Member, Fletcher, members, whether they are in • the public switched telephone Heald & Hildreth,PLC Washington,Seattle,Austin or Orlando. network and Signaling System 7 • an engineer’s view of the Internet: Moderator: Henry Goldberg, Partner, Harry C. Martin domain name servers and Goldberg,Godles,Wiener & Wright authentication • major Internet applications: the World Wide Web,email,and VOIP
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Cable Practice Committee Wireless Telecommunications For more info: Pam Slipakoff at 202-418- Practice Committee 7705 or [email protected]. Event: Brown Bag Lunch Come join the YLC for happy hour at one of Date/Time: Friday,February 10,12:15 p.m. Event: CLE Seminar and Lunch the Penn Quarter’s hottest new spots.Light Location: Mintz,Levin,Cohn,Ferris,Glovsky Date/Time: Wednesday,February 23,11:30 appetizers will be provided.Happy hour drink and Popeo,P.C.,701 a.m.– 1:45 p.m. specials will be available. Ask for the FCBA Pennsylvania Ave.,NW Location: Sidley Austin Brown & Wood,1501 Young Lawyers group.We will be in the Topic: Q&A with Senate Commerce Staff re: K Street,NW lounge. 2005 Legislative Priorities Topic: Wireless Broadband Issues and Hot Speakers: Lisa Sutherland,Chief of Staff, Topics Young Lawyers Committee Senate Commerce Committee;Christine Speakers: Lauren Van Wazer,John Kurth,Deputy Chief of Staff,Senate Branscome,Carolyn Brandon,Andrew Krieg, Event: Brown Bag Lunch Commerce Committee;James Assey,Minority Rebecca Arbogast,David Furth,Paul Date/Time: Thursday, February 24,12:15 Counsel,Senate Commerce Committee;and Sinderbrand,Donald Evans and Todd Gray p.m. Rachel Welch,Minority Counsel,Senate RSVP to: See registration form on page 15 Location: Mintz,Levin,Cohn,Ferris,Glovsky Commerce Committee. & Popeo,P.C., 701 Pennsylvania Ave.,NW For more information: Young Lawyers Committee Topic: A Bird’s-Eye View of Developments in [email protected] Satellite Communications. Event: Happy Hour (rescheduled from Jan. Speakers Include: Bill Bailey,Senior Vice Online Communications 20) President of Regulatory and Government Committee Date/Time: Tuesday,February 8,2005,6:30 Affairs,XM Radio;Susan Eid,Senior Vice p.m. President,Government Relations,The Event: Brown Bag Lunch (Open to the Press) Location: Porter’s,1207 19th Street,just DIRECTV Group,Inc.;Jennifer Warren,Senior Date/Time: Tuesday,February 22,12:15 North of M,upstairs bar. Director for Trade and Regulatory Affairs, p.m.- 2:00 p.m. General Info: Come join the YLC and Lockheed Martin Corp.;and a representative Location: Davis Wright Tremaine,LLP,1500 K friends for the first FCBA YLC happy hour of of the FCC’s International Bureau. Street,NW,Suite 450 2005.Porter’s will be offering drink and food For Call-In Information: Contact Natalie Speaker: Jeffrey Carlisle,Co-Director of the specials all night long. Roisman ([email protected] or 202- FCC’s Internet Policy Working Group For More Info: Jason Friedrich 418-1655). Call-in slots are limited and (“IPWG”) and Chief of the Wireline ([email protected];(202) 354-1340) or priority is given to out-of-area participants. Competition Bureau Ryan Wallach ([email protected];(202) Call-in services provided compliments of Topic: Mr.Carlisle will give a presentation 303-1159). Cavalier Telephone. entitled “Fear and Loathing in The Voice Other Info: No RSVP necessary except for Markets”,summarizing the work the FCC is Event: Happy Hour call-in service. For further information, doing concerning VOIP and other matters the Date/Time: Wednesday February 23,6:00- please contact Chris Bjornson IPWG is concerned about.You will also learn 8:30 p.m. ([email protected] or 202-434-7477) or more about the mission of the IPWG.There Location: IndeBleu,707 G Street,NW, Natalie Roisman ([email protected] or will be time for questions and answers. Washington,DC 20001 (in the Penn Quarter 202-418-1655). RSVP to: Wendy Parish – [email protected] near the MCI Center),www.bleu.com Phone Number: 202-333-BLEU (2538)
Programmatic Agreement, and a review 16 law school teams that have signed Save the Date: of CMRS regulatory compliance up to participate in this season’s obligations. Further details will appear competition. Judges are needed to March 13 CTIA- in upcoming FCBA Newsletters and in grade briefs and to judge the oral FCBA Seminar the show materials circulated by CTIA. arguments that will be held at More information coming soon! Catholic University on Friday, CTIA and the FCBA will co-host a four- February 18, and Saturday, hour CLE program on Sunday, March February 19, 2005. Because of the 13, 2005 in conjunction with CTIA’s Judges Wanted for large number of teams Wireless 2005 convention and trade this year, many judges are needed, so if show in New Orleans. February Moot you can help, please send an email to Court Competition Eun Park, [email protected], The afternoon seminar will feature indicated whether you would like to panels on litigation issues facing the The National Telecommunications grade briefs, judge oral arguments, or wireless industry, transactional issues Moot Court Competition Committee both. Thanks you in advance for your involving spectrum leases and MVNOs, is seeking interested attorneys to interest and your participation in this tower siting and the new National serve as judges for the record-setting season’s competition.
FCBA NEWS 8 FEBRUARY 2005 COMMITTEE AND CHAPTER NEWS
England Co-chair Doug Denny-Brown via Greenberg & Traurig); Erin L. Dozier New England email,at [email protected]. (Special Advisor on Media Ownership, Chapter Update FCC Media Bureau); and Michael R.Wack (Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs In the fourth quarter of 2004, the New Law School Outreach and Deputy General Counsel, NextWave England Chapter was very pleased to Telecom. Inc.). For additional information accept two new Co-Chairs to join Doug Events contact Won Kim, (202) 418-1368 or Denny-Brown of RNK Telecom. The Chris Fedeli,(202) 986-2131. The Diversity Committee and Young new Co-Chairs are Cynthia Larose,an Lawyers Committee are co-sponsoring attorney at the Boston office of Mintz, George Washington University: panel discussions at the area law schools Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, Wednesday, February 9, 2005, 5:00 P.C., and Stacey Parker, New England to introduce students to the field of p.m. Confirmed speakers include Ann Director of Regulatory Affairs for communications law. The following is a Bobeck (National Association of Comcast. schedule of events. Broadcasters); Stephanie Podey (Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP); and Natalie The New England Chapter is currently American University: Tuesday, Roisman (Media Bureau, FCC). For planning two separate interesting panel February 22, 2005, 5:00 p.m. Speakers additional information contact Megan events to occur between late March and include Terri McField (GC, BET Stull, (202) 303-1189 or Ryan Wallach, May. The first panel event, likely titled Interactive), and D’Wana Terry (Chief of (202) 303-1159. “VOIP: From Emergence to Abundance,” Staff, Associate Chief, FCC Wireless will be held in the Boston area in late Telecommunications Bureau). Other Howard University: Monday, March or early April, with an outstanding speakers will be announced. For more February 7, 2005 Noon. Speakers panel or panels of speakers from major information contact Cara Grayer, (202) include Lolita D. Forbes (Senior Attorney, VoIP and telecom industry players, and 418-2960 or Susan Kimmel, (202) 418- Regulatory Matters,Verizon Wireless), and state and federal regulators similar to 1679. John W. Jones (TV-One, Senior Vice those in attendance in the New England President and General Counsel), Sheryl Chapter’s “Emergence of VOIP” panel Catholic University: Tuesday, Wilkerson (Legal Advisor to Chairman held in June 2003. Issues to be addressed February 1, 2005, 6:00 p.m., Room 303. Powell, FCC) and Darius Withers (Kelley will be different market implementation Speakers include Ben Bartolome (Senior Drye & Warren, LLP). For additional plans, state, federal, and international Counsel, Policy Division, FCC Media information contact Harry Wingo, (202) regulatory issues, and other relevant Bureau), Phil Marchesiello (Counsel, Akin 418-1783 or Karen Franklin, (202) 418- topics for this paradigm shifting Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP), and 7706. technology. In keeping with the New Bob Rini (Partner, Rini Coran, PC). For England Chapter’s attention to cutting additional information, please contact University of Baltimore: Date and edge technologies, a panel on Jeneba Ghatt, (202) 671-0075 or Natalie time to be determined. Speakers to be WiFi/WiMax will be held, likely in April Roisman,(202) 418-1655. confirmed. For additional information or May. This panel, also likely to be held contact Clint Odom,(973) 649 0552. in the Boston area, will give a low level George Mason University: technical introduction to WiFi and Wednesday, February 16, 2005, University of the District of WiMax, and will then look at market 5:00pm. Speakers include Jamie Columbia: Wednesday, February 23, implementation, interface with existing Hedlund, (Senior Corporate Counsel, 2005, 12:30 pm, Building 38, Room 204. technologies, and state and federal Federal Regulatory Affairs, T-Mobile USA, Speakers include Joseph L. Askew, Jr. regulatory issues, among other topics. Inc); Jennifer Manner, (Legal Advisor to (Director - Government Relations, Panel members for this panel will also Commissioner Abernathy, FCC); Ruth Verizon), Christine M. Crowe (Partner, include major representatives from Milkman, (Partner, Lawler Metzger Wilkinson Barker Knauer,LLP) Lee Carosi WiFi/WiMax companies, state and federal Milkman & Keeney); and D’Wana Terry Dunn, (Counsel, Office of Senator John regulatory members, and others. Also in (Chief of Staff, Associate Chief, FCC McCain (R-AZ), United States Senate), the planning stage are several brown bag Wireless Telecommunications Bureau). Kimberly Kelly, (Vice President of Legal lunches with various New England For additional information contact and Business Affairs for TV One,LLC), and Public Utility Commissioners, and key Denise Coca, (202) 418-0574 or Nese Erin L. Dozier (Special Advisor on Media staff people. More information will be Guendelsberger,(202) 418-0634. Ownership to the Chief of the Media made available as it is confirmed. Bureau, FCC). For additional information Georgetown University: Thursday, contact Jeneba Jalloh Ghatt, (202) 671- If you are interested in attending one or February 10, 2005, 12:00 pm. Speakers 0075 or Debrea Terwilliger, (202) 383- both of the panels, please contact New include John Cimko (Of Counsel, 3349.
FCBA NEWS 9 FEBRUARY 2005 PRACTICE COMMITTEE HIGHLIGHTS
presented an overview of spectrum property rights, and commons. Mr. Report on December management, including how spectrum Kwerel then discussed the current need 9th CLE: “Spectrum allocations are made, how to read the to transition from the historically most Management 101” table of allocations, and what the FCC prevalent model – command and control considers when finding suitable – to the property rights and commons spectrum for new services. His models, with particular emphasis on the BY LAUREN VAN WAZER presentation covered hot wireless topics benefits of the property model of On December 9th, the Wireless Practice like Wi-Fi, ultra-wideband, and Bluetooth. spectrum management. Committee hosted the FCBA’s first-ever Christopher Wright, Partner, Harris, breakfast CLE seminar entitled, Spectrum Wiltshire & Grannis, then provided a Attendees ranged from junior associates Management 101: Nuts and Bolts of legal overview of spectrum management, at private law firms, new to the field of Spectrum Management – Engineering, from its statutory origins to a discussion communications, to more seasoned Legal, and Economic Perspectives. The of the evolution of mechanisms for practitioners whose principal areas of event was popular, with more than 70 licensing spectrum (from comparative expertise are not in the wireless area. people in attendance. hearings to lotteries and then to Polling of attendees indicated that most auctions). He presented an introduction felt that the program was both Julius Knapp, Deputy Chief of the FCC’s of such topics as “when to auction” and comprehensive and informative and that Office of Engineering and Technology, “how to auction.” Evan Kwerel, Senior it provided a helpful overview of kicked off the program, introducing the Economic Advisor in the FCC’s Office of spectrum management fundamentals. basic concepts of radio technology – Strategic Plans and Policy Analysis, Many attendees commented favorably on from defining terms like frequency and provided an overview of the three having the CLE seminar in the morning, wavelength to discussing modulation principal models of spectrum with breakfast available, as a good techniques from AM to OFDM. He then management: command and control, alternative to evening CLE seminars.
myriad of questions and make referrals NEW LOCATION: Volunteer at Free to other organizations. Experienced Max Robinson Center of Whitman- Legal Clinic on attorneys on-site will assist FCBA Walker Clinic attorneys and other volunteers with 2301 Martin Luther King,Jr.Avenue,S.E. February 12 any quesitons. Previous attendees have Washington,DC 20020 described this as "the most satisfying The FCBA's Young Lawyers Committee volunteer experience I've had as an DIRECTIONS TO NEW organizes volunteers to spend three attorney." LOCATION: hours once a quarter helping lower By Metro: Take the Green Line to the income indviduals through a clinic You must either be a member of the Anacostia Metro stop. When you come sponsored by the DC Bar. Attorneys DC Bar, have an application pending to up from the Metro, turn left and go receive a half-hour overview/ the DC bar, or be an employee of the two blocks. The Max Robinson Center orientation beginning at 9:30 am over federal government to provide advice. is located at the corner of Martin Luther bagels and juice. Volunteers are Those who are not DC bar members, King,Jr.Avenue and Chicago Street,SE. expected to assist clients only during paralegals and law students are needed, the time they are at the clinic. however, to provide intake and triage. By Car: Take I-295 to the Martin Luther Law students can have the opportunity King, Jr. Avenue exit. Continue straight No special legal knowledge is needed -- to sit in on advice sessions. Dress is for about six blocks. The Max Robinson attorneys generally need to keep an eye casual,but respectful.Bring a pen. Center is on the right side, at the corner out for potential legal issues while of Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue and using their common sense to solve a Chicago Street,SE.
FCBA NEWS 10 FEBRUARY 2005 FCBA FOUNDATION NEWS
Applicants will be selected on the basis FCBA volunteers will meet to assist Chairman Robert E. of: (1) having secured or having pending, McKenna’s Wagon on Sunday, Lee Scholarship and an unpaid summer position (internship) February 27. Volunteers will meet on in communications with government Sunday afternoon at Martha’s Table Internship Fund for offices, (2) a demonstrated interest in the before they depart with the van of food Law Students communications field, (3) dependence to selected locations. Other upcoming on financial assistance in order to accept volunteer days are March 27 and April In 1993 the Foundation established a an unpaid internship in a government 24.To volunteer, or for more information Scholarship and Internship Fund in agency involved in communications, and about McKenna’s Wagon, please contact: memory of former Federal (4) involvement in community activities. Cara Voth - [email protected] or Tom Van Communications Commission (FCC) An Application for the Lee Fund Wazer - [email protected]. Chairman Robert E. Lee, who passed scholarship is posted on the front away in April 1993 after serving on the page of the FCBA Website - On Sunday, February 27, members of FCC for almost thirty years. Chairman www.fcba.org. the FCBA will help prepare meals for the Lee served as a Commissioner of the FCC homeless at Martha’s Table in the for 28 years and was instrumental in the District of Columbia. Martha’s Table feeds early development of color television, Volunteer for hundreds of hungry, homeless adults and among other contributions to federal children on the streets of Washington communications policy. Martha’s Table and daily, through its mobile soup kitchen. McKenna’s Wagon Children and friends are also welcome. For the twelfth consecutive year, the We will begin at 10:00 am and work until Federal Communications Bar Association Many of us are stretched for time these 1:00 pm. Martha’s Table is located in a Foundation will award stipends to law days, but why not consider spending a yellow building at 2114 Fourteenth students from its Chairman Robert E. Lee few hours on a Sunday to help the FCBA Street, NW, in the District, near the Scholarship and Internship Fund. In Foundation’s partner charities this intersection of 14th and U Streets. On- 2005, the Foundation will award at least holiday season? For several years now, street parking is available. Volunteers are four $3,000 stipends to law students the FCBA has been providing volunteers asked to bring sandwich fixings (bread employed as unpaid summer interns in to Martha’s Table and McKenna’s Wagon. and sandwich meat) with them, as the positions with the FCC and other These organizations rely on the good center often runs out of donated food. government Agencies or entities with work of our members each month, so Future dates include March 27 and April jurisdiction over the communications grab a friend, colleague or family 24, so mark your calendars now. For industry (i.e., broadcasting, cable member and join your fellow FCBA more information, contact Howard Weiss television, telephony, satellites and volunteers! at 703-812-0471- [email protected] or information technology). Heidi Kurtz - [email protected].
Prior to that, he served as President and May 1997. Prior to Infinity, Karmazin FEBRUARY LUNCHEON Chief Executive Officer of CBS spent 10 years with Metromedia. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Corporation from January 1999 – May and CEO of Viacom from May 2000 until 2000. Before becoming Chief Executive Karmazin also served on the board of June 2004. Officer, he was President and Chief directors of Westwood One, Blockbuster, Operating Officer of CBS Corporation and the New York Stock Exchange, and is Karmazin served on the Viacom board of from April 1998 to January 1999. He vice chairman of the board of trustees of directors and was responsible for joined CBS in January 1997 as Chairman The Museum of Television & Radio. He overseeing all of Viacom’s operations. and Chief executive officer of CBS Radio was inducted into the Broadcasting Hall The company’s properties include CBS through a merger of Westinghouse/CBS of Fame, and has received the National Television, MTV Networks, BET, and Infinity Broadcasting. He had served Association of Broadcasters National Showtime Networks, Infinity,Viacom as Infinity’s President and Chief Executive Radio Award and the IRTS Gold Medal Outdoor, Paramount Pictures, Paramount Officer from 1981 until Infinity became a Award. Television, Paramount Parks, UPN wholly owned subsidiary of Viacom in Blockbuster, Simon & Schuster, and February 2001. He was named Chairman theatrical exhibition operations in North and Chief Executive Officer of CBS America and abroad. Station Group (Radio and Television) in
FCBA NEWS 11 FEBRUARY 2005 IN MEMORIAM
From 1940 until 1956 (except during Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit took Henry G. Fischer World War II), Mr. Fischer taught a the unusual step of vacating a (1911-2005) seminar on federal practice at the Commission grant of license renewal and Catholic University Law School. In directed that the Commission invite Henry G. Fischer died on January 6, 2005 addition, he was a co-founder and former competing applications. He represented at age 93. Henry’s name is perhaps as president of Temple Sinai in Washington, one of the five applicants for the license. well-known among the communications and was an active member of the Cosmos The case was not resolved until 1980 bar as any other communications lawyer Club and Woodmont Country Club. when, as the result of a settlement, the because he was one of the co-founders station was taken over by a new majority- of Pike & Fischer, Inc., the legal Many members of our bar will recall that black group in which Joe’s client had a publishing company. Mr.Fischer founded Mr. Fischer was a regular participant in 25% interest. the company,with James Pike,in 1939. our early years of CLE sessions, in the 1970s and 1980s, and always enjoyed He became an owner of an AM-FM radio Henry Fischer was born in Philadelphia teaching new communications lawyers station in Pennsylvania. In “retirement,” and graduated from the Wharton School how to make best use of the various P&F he served for a while as general manager of the University of Pennsylvania (in RR volumes. of an AM-FM in Connecticut. 1933) and Harvard Law School (1938). After law school he moved to Henry Fischer is survived by his wife of Joe was an adjunct professor of Washington to work for the SEC, where 63 years, Dorothy Tendrich Fischer; his communications law at Catholic he shared an office with James Pike. daughter, Beth-Ann F. Gentile, and her University and later at the Western New They started their Pike & Fischer husband Carmen L. Gentile; four England School of Law, Even after publishing company to publish Federal grandchildren and one great grandchild. retirement to Massachusetts in the 90’s, Rules Service, which covered the then- A son,Peter D.Fischer,predeceased him. he returned to Washington to participate new Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. as a judge in the National Telecommunications Moot Court During World War II Henry Fischer was Joseph Frederick Competition co-sponsored by the FCBA in the Army Signal Corps, where he with the Catholic University served as a lieutenant and developed an Hennessey Communications Law Institute. interest in broadcasting. After World War (1932-2004) II, James Pike decided to become a He served on the Board of Directors of minister (he eventually became the Joseph F. Hennessey, longtime the Bar Association of the District of Episcopal Bishop of California), but communications lawyer and FCBA Columbia. As Chair of its Young Lawyers Henry Fischer retained the Pike & member, died on the last day of 2004 at Section in the year of the riots that Fischer name for the publishing business his home in Massachusetts after a five- followed the murder of Martin Luther and expanded its scope to cover year bout with cancer. He had practiced King, he mobilized lawyers to provide communications law. Eventually the in Washington, D.C. throughout the representation for persons arrested in company’s publications included Federal 1960’s, 70’s and 80’s with the law firm those riots and in demonstrations that Rules Digest, Federal Rules of Evidence, Booth and Lovett, then Booth, Lovett and followed. He served on the Boards of Administrative Law and Radio Regulation Hennessey and later Pittman, Lovett, Directors of the Law Students in Court (now Communications Regulation). Ford, Hennessey and White. He chaired Program and Neighborhood Legal the FCBA Professional Responsibility Services Project in Washington, and the After the war Mr. Fischer also practiced Committee and was active on other WGBH Television Foundation in Boston. communications law with the firm committees. Fischer,Willis & Panzer. In the 1960s, the A graduate of the Boston Latin School partners of Fischer, Willis & Panzer Joe had an lengthy FCC litigation and Harvard University, he served for dissolved the firm in order to practice, including two major TV three years as a U.S. Navy line officer concentrate on the publishing business. comparative cases each of which lasted before attending and graduating from the Mr. Fischer was president of Pike & the better part of a decade, WHDH-TV Georgetown University Law Center. In Fischer, Inc. until 1984, when the Channel 5 in Boston and WLBT Channel 1995, he received a Master’s Degree from company was sold to BNA. At that point 3 in Jackson, Mississippi. The latter case the American International College in Mr. Fischer retired to devote himself to arose out of complaints filed with the Massachusetts. his other passion, golf, which he played Commission beginning in 1955 charging several times a week until age 92. the then-licensee with violations of the He leaves a widow, Anne, five children Fairness Doctrine on racial issues. Joe’s and thirteen grandchildren, as well as involvement began in 1969 after the U.S. stepchildren and step grandchildren.
FCBA NEWS 12 FEBRUARY 2005 JOB BANK
highly motivated Communications Associate Government Relations staff. The selected TO RESPOND TO JOB BANK with 1 to 3 years experience to join the candidate should possess a Juris Doctor LISTINGS communications group in our Washington,DC degree and be a member of the District of office. The ideal candidate will have Columbia bar or state of residence coupled If the employer is listed,send the information experience in wireline and wireless with a minimum of four years related requested directly to the employer. If you are communications regulatory issues. Satellite experience in regulatory affairs, responding to a BLIND BOX listing,send experience will be a plus.Squire,Sanders & telecommunications,customer service,and ONE COPY of the information requested to Dempsey provides a collegial work exchange carrier relations. Excellent problem Heidi Kurtz,Federal Communications Bar environment,challenging work,and the solving,teamwork,analytical,project Association,1020 19th Street,NW,Suite 325, opportunity for professional growth. We management,written,and verbal Washington,DC 20036-6101,or EMAIL it to offer competitive salary and benefits.For communications skills are all required. We [email protected]. Please clearly indicate the immediate consideration,please send resume, offer an attractive compensation and benefits Blind Box number to which you are respond- cover letter and law school transcript to Ray package. Apply online at www.neca.org. EOE. ing. If you are applying to a Blind Box,you Cannata,Regional HR/Legal Recruiting Manager,Squire,Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P., may enclose a separate note to the FCBA spec- INTERNSHIPS ifying any organization to which you do not 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue,N.W.,P.O.Box 407, wish your application to be forwarded. Washington,DC,20044-0407,or fax (202) 626- The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau, Responses to Blind Box listings can be accept- 6780. Previous applicants will be considered, Telecommunications Access Policy Division ed only from FCBA members. therefore,do not need to reapply. No phone (TAP) is seeking unpaid Legal Interns for calls please. Principals only. All inquiries Summer 2005. TAPD is responsible for will be held in strict confidence. Squire, TO LIST A JOB administration of the universal service fund to Sanders is an equal opportunity employer. ensure that consumers in all regions of the Complete a Job Bank Form and send or fax nation have access to quality the Form and the appropriate payment to 2.05.2 telecommunications and information services Fletcher,Heald & Hildreth,PLC is seeking an Heidi Kurtz,Federal Communications Bar at affordable rates.We are also responsible for associate with 2 or more years’experience for Association,1020 19th Street,NW,Suite 325, developing rules and policies relating to its growing mass media regulatory and Washington,DC 20036-6101.In addition, numbering resources and the administration transactional practice. Excellent academics please email the text of the ad to of the North American Numbering Plan.In and writing skills required. Competitive salary [email protected]. Listings and payment addition,TAPD reviews the deployment of and benefits. Send resume to received by the 10th day of each month will advanced telecommunications capability to [email protected]. appear in the next month’s newsletter.If possi- ensure that such deployment is reasonable ble,ads should not exceed 75 words. Please and timely (Section 706 Report).Interns will call the FCBA,(202) 293-4000,for a Job Bank NON-PROFIT/ have the opportunity to engage in legal Form. (No headhunters please). GOVERNMENT/ACADEMIC research and writing in conjunction with several major rulemakings and adjudicatory CORPORATE/LAW FIRM 2.05.3 proceedings. Interested candidates should NECA is currently seeking a Senior Regulatory submit a cover letter and resume to Pam 2.05.1 Manager in our Washington D.C.office. In this Slipakoff at [email protected] Swidler Berlin’s dynamic and innovative position,you will be responsible for advocacy decisions will be made on a rolling basis. For Telecommunications,Media and Technology of NECA regulatory positions before the FCC questions about the position or TAPD,please practice seeks highly motivated associate with and other policymakers in the Washington call Pam Slipakoff at 202-418-7705.Students 1 to 4 years of experience. Position in this D.C.area;review assigned federal and state can also apply directly through the FCC’s premier practice involves working closely regulatory proceedings and initiatives and internship webpage at with partners and other senior attorneys in analyze them in terms of their relevance to www.fcc.gov/internships.Although this is an counseling and advocating for clients in our NECA and its member companies;and provide unpaid position,academic credit may be diverse practice,including wireline,wireless, guidance and assistance on regulatory and available (please contact your school for more media,and Internet.Our associates work on government relations matters to DC information). cutting-edge regulatory and technology issues in a collegial environment.Significant opportunities for interaction with clients and regulators.Excellent training program and competitive salary and benefits package. FCBA’s Seminar West Set Candidates must possess excellent academic credentials,legal writing skills,and for August 5-7, 2005 interpersonal skills.Private practice experience preferred.Please forward cover Save the dates to join the FCBA for Seminar West 2005 at the lovely Claremont letter,resume and law school transcript to [email protected] Principals Only.We Resort & Spa in Berkeley, California. The dates for the seminar are Friday are an Equal Opportunity Employer.Please afternoon,August 5,2005,to Sunday morning,August 7,2005. visit our Web site at www.swidlaw.com. Any members who would like to participate on the organizing committee are 1.05.2 welcome. For more details, please contact Michael Van Eckhardt at Squire,Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.,a major national and international law firm with 26 [email protected] or Anne Hoge at [email protected]. offices worldwide,is seeking a dynamic and
FCBA NEWS 13 FEBRUARY 2005 CONVERGENCE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND REAL ESTATE SEMINAR: HOW DEVELOPERS, OWNERS, AND PROVIDERS CAN BENEFIT
March 11, 2005 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Hyatt Regency - Orlando Airport
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FCBA NEWS 14 FEBRUARY 2005 COMMITTEE AND CHAPTER EVENT FORM
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CHECK THE EVENT(S) FOR WHICH YOU ARE REGISTERING: ■ Tuesday, February 15 - CLE Seminar "Engineering 101", ■ Thursday, March 3 – Northern California Chapter Skadden Arps,700 14th Street,NW,6:00-8:15 p.m. CLE Seminar “Broadband Over Powerlines”, Morrison Cost:$75.00 for Private Sector Members;$50.00 for & Foerster,425 Market Street,San Francisco,CA, Government/Academic/Law Student Members;$125.00 for 6:00-8:00 p.m. Non-members Cost:$45.00 for Private Sector FCBA Members;$25.00 for Registrations and cancellations due by 5:00 p.m., all Government/Academic/Law Students;$55.00 for Private Monday, February 14, 2005 Sector Non-members Registrations and cancellations due by 5:00 p.m., ■ Wednesday, February 16 - Karmazin Luncheon, Monday, February 28, 2005 Mayflower Hotel,1127 Connecticut Avenue,NW,East Room Cost:$45.00 for Private Sector Members;$35.00 for ■ Monday, March 28 - Copps Luncheon, J.W.Marriott Government and Academic Members,and $65.00 for Non- Hotel,1331 Pennsylvania Avenue,Bottom Floor Members. Tables of 10 available for $450.00. Cost:$45.00 for Private Sector Members;$35.00 for Registrations and cancellations due by 10:00 a.m., Government and Academic Members,and $65.00 for Non- Monday, February 14, 2005 Members.Tables of 10 available for $450.00 Registrations and cancellations due by 5:00 p.m., ■ Wednesday, February 23 Lunchtime CLE Seminar on Thursday, March 24, 2005 Wireless Broadband, Sidley Austin Brown & Wood,1501 K Street,NW,Washington D.C.,Registration 11:00 a.m., Seminar 11:30 a.m.– 1:45 p.m. Cost:$90.00 for Private Sector Members;$65.00 for Government and Academic Members,and $140.00 for Non- Members Registrations and cancellations due by 5:00 p.m., Friday, February 18, 2005
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FCBA NEWS 15 FEBRUARY 2005 CONGRESSIONAL RECEPTION REGISTRATION
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FCBA NEWS 16 FEBRUARY 2005 COMMUNICATIONS LAW 101 CLE SEMINAR REGISTRATION
Tuesday, February 8, 2005 2:00 - 6:00 p.m.
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King ____ or Two Doubles ___ Resort Guest Rooms @ $239.00 per room,per night *Please note that bed type is a request only and cannot be guaranteed.
**Note** Other room types may be available based on availability as follows: One Bedroom Suites:$319.00 (King Bed available only)
If you would like to arrive early or stay over an extra night to enjoy our resort facilities the same rates will be honored up to three days pre or post of contracted group dates. RESERVATIONS ARE DUE IN OUR RESERVATION OFFICE BY April 7, 2005 TO ENSURE AVAILABILITY. GROUP CODE:6062Q8
FCBA NEWS 19 FEBRUARY 2005 Calendar February 8 FCBA Communications Law 101 Seminar February 8 FCBA Young Lawyers Committee Happy Hour at Porters February 10 Cable Practice Committee Brown Bag Lunch February 12 Volunteer for the Bread for the City Legal Clinic February 13-14 The Digital Broadband Migration Conference,Boulder,CO February 15 CLE Seminar hosted by the Engineering & Technical Practice Committee February 16 Luncheon with Mel Karmazin,Mayflower Hotel February 18-19 Annual National Telecommunications Moot Court Competition February 22 Online Communications Practice Committee Brown Bag Lunch February 23 Lunchtime CLE Seminar on Wireless Broadband February 23 Young Lawyers Committee Happy Hour at IndeBleu February 24 Young Lawyers Committee Brown Bag Lunch February 27 Volunteer for Martha’s Table or McKenna’s Wagon March 3 FCBA Congressional Reception March 3 Northern California Chapter CLE on Broadband Over Powerlines March 10-12 Texas Chapter and University of Texas Law School Seminar March 11 FCBA Florida Chapter CLE Seminar in Orlando,FL March 13 Save the Date -- FCBA and CTIA CLE Seminar,New Orleans,LA March 21 Save the Date –"Satellite 101" CLE Seminar March 22 SBCA and FCBA Satellite Media LawFORUM March 28 FCBA Luncheon with Commissioner Copps,J.W.Marriott Hotel April 12 Save the Date! Luncheon with Congressman Joe Barton April 17 FCBA/NAB/ABA Annual Representing Your Local Broadcaster Seminar,Las Vegas,NV April 29-May 1 FCBA Annual Seminar,Kingsmill Resort,Williamsburg,VA May 12 Save the Date! Breakfast with CEA’s Gary Shapiro,J.W.Marriott Hotel June 20 9th Annual FCBA Foundation Golf Tournament,Bull Run Country Club August 5-7 FCBA Seminar West,The Claremont Resort,Berkeley,CA
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