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ACI’s 2nd Annual FCC Boot Camp has been designed with input and insights from the leading regulatory attorneys to give professionals that work in conjunction with the telecommunications, satellite, wireline, wireless, and cable industries—as well as spectrum negotiators, industry in-house counsel, and engineers—a strong working knowledge of core FCC competencies. Panels include:
Wireless Infrastructure and Wi-Fi Practices and Policies:
Building and Developing a Wireless Infrastructure
- Understanding the relative roles of federal, state, and local governmental entities in the siting of wireless facilities
- Federal statutes that govern the process of obtaining siting approval
- How federal laws and FCC rules affect state and local zoning authority for personal wireless facilities: the FCC’s new small cell, DAS order
- Complying with environmental and historic preservation requirements
- National Environmental Policy Act
- National Historic Preservation Act
- Endangered Species Act
- FCC Rules
- Working with the FAA and FCC on antenna structure issues
- Filing Antenna Structure Registration (“ASR”)
- Best practices for filing the required forms (e.g., FCC Form 620 and FCC Form 621)
- Shot clock: comprehending the timeline for tower siting requests
- Practical examples of how the process works and associated business risks
- Exploring the rules on 3.5 GHz and 3.6 GHz Citizens Broadband Radio Service
- Case studies
- Pole attachments
- Benefits of using wireless to replace costly fiber digging
- Deploying 3.65 GHz and unlicensed wireless networks in an urban setting
- Deploying and using Wi-Fi hotspots in multitenant environments and convention spaces: Restrictions on landlords and facilities owners
- Comprehending the evolving role of Wi-Fi in wireless networks
- Coexistence of LTE-U/LAA with Wi-Fi
- Exploring the controversy over LTE-U impact on innovation
- Examining the legal issues and challenges in siting of Wi-Fi facilities
- Analyzing the potential ramifications of opening up the 5.9 GHz Band for Wi-Fi