The Challenge of Capturing Short Term Conflict to Reap Mid-Term Economic Benefits

As wireless devices become critical to our daily lives, the process of allocating and managing electromagnetic spectrum rights has become more important but also more contested. Breakdowns in the federal spectrum coordination process and the inability to free up enough spectrum for commercial use threaten American leadership in wireless technology and limit the benefits Americans can get from their wireless devices.

Two former National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) administrators joined us for a discussion of how the NTIA makes spectrum policy and what reforms are needed to ensure effective federal policy that advances both federal and commercial interests.

Featuring:
--Hon. John Kneuer, President and Founder, JKC Consulting LLC; Former Administrator, NTIA
--Hon. David Redl, Founder and President, Salt Point Strategies; Former Administrator, NTIA
--Moderator: Scott D. Delacourt, Partner, Wiley Rein LLP
--Moderator: Joe Kane, Director of Broadband and Spectrum Policy, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation