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A Pike & Fischer/PCIA Audio Conference

Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) are a critical element of wireless infrastructure solutions that enable customers to enjoy ubiquitous and seamless wireless coverage inside large buildings, such as malls, metropolitan transit systems, airports, office buildings, and similar multi-tenant environments. Also, outdoor DAS is rapidly growing in popularity as a solution of choice for dense urban, residential, and other difficult zoning areas.

Please join our panel of industry experts on Wed., Nov. 16 at 2:00 EST for a discussion concerning the underlying issues surrounding this new technology.

The discussion will cover DAS technologies, applications, and limitations and the new zoning challenges and opportunities they present. Hear first-hand accounts of real-world situations and gain valuable insight into the nation’s finest DAS solutions and what they mean to the profitability of your business. Our panel will feature Catherine A. Blue, Special Counsel at Holland & Knight, LLP, Brian D. Jacks, Vice President, Product Management at Crown Castle International (CCI), and Keith Radousky, NextG’s Vice President of Strategic Marketing, and will be moderated by Bob Emeritz, Pike & Fischer’s Senior Director of Legal and Regulatory products

What Was Covered:

• Introduction of DAS (both as an in-building and urban setting solution)
• The benefits of the technology from a user, carrier, and community standpoint
• The DAS Business Model
• The legal and regulatory challenges, i.e. zoning issues, associated with DAS

Who Attended:

• Engineers
• Building Managers
• Transportation Managers
• Land Use Attorneys
• Utility Managers
• Telecommunications Attorneys
• Municipal Managers
• Zoning Regulators

Catherine A. Blue - Special Counsel, Holland & Knight, LLP, practices in the area of real estate, land use and legislation pertaining to land use, general commercial contracting, environmental health and safety and business security. Ms. Blue is experienced in facilities leasing for the wireless telecommunications industry, with extensive knowledge in wireless communication facility leasing, zoning and litigation, as well as office, retail and switch leasing. Prior to entering private practice, Ms. Blue was the Chief Counsel for Land Use at Cingular Wireless. Pre merger with Cingular, she was the Vice President and Associate General Counsel for Land Use at AT&T Wireless. Prior to joining AT&T Wireless, Ms. Blue was General Counsel at QED Communications, a major public television production house; Associate Counsel in the Office of General Counsel for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; and a corporate attorney for Alcoa.

Brian D. Jacks - is responsible for building and most recently integrating the once separate subsidiary, Crown Castle Solutions LLC (Solutions), into Crown Castle International’s (CCI) US Operations. Solutions, now CCI, engineers, deploys, operates and maintains Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) under the brand name OptiNet. Mr. Jacks currently serves as Vice President – Product Management for CCI overseeing product lines that include DAS. Previously, Mr. Jacks served as Area President for Crown Castle USA, responsible for leasing, constructing, and maintaining Crown Castle USA tower assets for seven regions on the east coast. Mr. Jacks was also President and Chairman of the Board for Crown Castle Atlantic LLC and Crown Castle GT LLC, joint ventures between Verizon Communications and CCI.

Conquering Inner Space: DAS and In-Building Antenna Systems Audio recording on CD-ROM -- $279

• Communications Environmental & Land Use Law Report(CELULR)
• Communications Regulation
• Telecom Law Report
• Wireless Telcommunications Regulation