2009 Catholic University CommLaw Conspectus Symposium
INTERFERENCE: Wireless Innovation, Public Interest, Regulatory Response

Thursday, February 26, 2009
8:30 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.

This symposium poses the question: What is the appropriate regulatory response to increasing
innovation in the provision of wireless service and development of wireless devices, given increased calls for use of spectrum in the public interest?

A Debate On Spectrum Allocation in the Digital Age

1:05-2:20 A Debate on Spectrum Allocation in the Digital Age

Panelists:
Thomas Hazlett, Professor of Law and Economics, George Mason University School of Law
Gigi Sohn, President and Co-Founder, Public Knowledge

Bryan Tramont, Partner, Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP

Thomas Hazlett, Professor of Law and Economics at George Mason University, and Gigi Sohn, President and Co-Founder of Public Knowledge, debated spectrum allocation policies for both—licensed or unlicensed— and the uses of such spectrum.

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Video recording courtesy of Catholic Univ. Comm. Law Student Assoc.

Note: The Symposium is approved for 5.0 Virginia MCLE Credit Hours