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BAS4 Business Impact of the Global Differences in Spectrum Regulation

Time: Thursday 6 April 11:00 - 12:30
Room: N241

Organiser /Panel Chair: William Webb Head of Corporate R&D, Ofcom, United Kingdom

Panelists:
Robert Pepper, Cisco Systems, USA
Tom Hazlett, Manhattan Institute, USA
Steve Sharkey, Motorola, USA
Peter Barry, Vodafone, USA

Key Issues to be Covered:

• » What are the key spectrum initiatives being pursued in your region? What high level aims and objectives are they trying to achieve?
• » Is global harmonisation of use and / or frequencies becoming more or less important? Are the current mechanisms for achieving harmonisation adequate?
• » Should spectrum assignment be used as a mechanism to promote industrial growth of local companies? If so, how? If not, is there a risk of losing out to countries where this is done?
• » Do spectrum auctions take money out of the telecoms sector? Do they help or hinder business?
• » Is there increasing divergence of spectrum policy globally? What impact will this have on business?
• » What is the best spectrum policy to adopt for business? Is this the same world-wide?

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