Tuesday, May 22 8:00 - 8:30 AM 8:30 - 9:30 9:30 - 10:00 10:00 - 12:00 12:00 - 1:30 PM 1:30 - 3:00 3:00 - 4:30 6:00 - 8:00 NSMA Conference 2001 Continental Breakfast and Registration General Session - Introduction, Working Group Summaries, BOD Nominations Regulatory Update - Summary of Current Proceedings North American Spectrum Policies for 2001 Lunch Software Defined Radio UltraWideband Transmission Systems Vendor Exhibit and Reception

NSMA Conference 2001 Wednesday, May 23 8:00 - 8:30 AM 8:30 - 9:00 9:00 - 10:00 10:00 - 12:00 12:00 - 1:30 PM Continental Breakfast and Registration NSMA Member Voting General Session 3G Spectrum Allocation Options: “The Technical Implications” Lunch Provided - Vantage Point Restaurant

NSMA Conference 2001 Wednesday, May 23 1:30 - 3:00 3:00 - 3:15 3:15 - 4:15 4:15 - 4:30 4:30 - 5:30 Satellite and Terrestrial Sharing Panel Break Propagation Session Closing Session Board of Directors Meeting

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Genesis in ‘70’s

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Established in 1984

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Voluntary organization focused on spectrum management issues

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Membership represents a cross section of the telecom industry

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Provides a forum for discussion and resolution of problems of common interest to the coordination community

NSMA’s Key Objectives:

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Develop technical and procedural recommendations

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Provide a linkage between government regulations and industry practice

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Proactively advise regulatory bodies on matters affecting radio frequency spectrum policy

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The NSMA develops and publishes Recommendations and Reports

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Recommendations are developed in Working Groups and are approved by a 15 member Board of Directors

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Over 60 recommendations and reports have been issued

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General meetings held 3 times each year

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Interacts with the FCC and standards bodies such as the TIA

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Take positions in regulatory arenas

NSMA Working Groups

 WG1 - Electronic Prior Coordination Notification (EPCN) Formats (Inactive)  WG2 - Over-Horizon Propagation Loss (OH LOSS)  WG3 – Coordination Procedures  WG5 - Carrier Interference (C/I) Objectives (Inactive)  WG6 – Interference Mitigation Techniques  WG 8 - Reflection Prediction (Inactive)

NSMA Working Groups

 WG12 – Transborder Coordination  WG16 – Antenna Patterns  WG 18- Automatic Transmitter Power Control (ATPC) (Inactive)  WG20 – Personal Communications Systems (PCS)  WG21 – Radio Equipment Data Transfer  WG22 – Satellite Technologies  WG23 – 38 GHz and LMDS Coordination Procedures

2001 NSMA Board of Directors Election

Randall Young Keller & Heckman David Madsen Dennis Gross (Incumbent) Don Thinschmidt (Incumbent) Ken Ryan Mike Shepherd (Incumbent) Peter Lowry AT & T Verizon Wireless WaveLink International Comsearch Platinum Telecommunications Engineering NASA Tom Maher Consultant