A CWTA Public Forum:
Advanced Wireless Services Spectrum Auction

When:
Monday, April 23, 2007
8.30am to 5pm

Where:
Fairmont Château Laurier
1 Rideau Street
Ottawa, Ontario
www.chateaulaurier.com

What:
Industry Canada is in process of a public consultation on a framework to auction spectrum in the 2-GHz range, including spectrum for advanced wireless services (AWS). The consultation is the first step in a process leading to an auction of spectrum licences, anticipated to occur in early 2008. A total of 105 MHz of spectrum will be made available.

CWTA will host a one-day seminar in Ottawa to provide a forum for Industry Canada officials to provide information about the auction consultation and hear reactions from wireless industry participants, as well as to allow technology providers to outline their vision of the technologies and services that could be realized utilizing the new spectrum. The forum will also hear from financial analysts about their views on the investment angle, and industry analysts and other experts will debate such topics as pricing, wireless penetration and possible terms and conditions of the upcoming auction.

Registration:
Seating is limited. There is no fee to attend the forum, but pre-registration is mandatory and will be accommodated on a first-come, first-served basis. Pre-registrations will be accepted until close of business on Wednesday, April 18, or until event capacity has been reached. No on-site registration will be available.

Click here to submit registration information. Confirmation of registration will be sent within 48 hours pending seating availability.

Program:

8.30am – Badge Pick-Up

9am – Welcome
Peter Barnes, President & CEO, CWTA
Michael Binder, Assistant Deputy Minister, Industry Canada,   Spectrum, Information Technologies and   Telecommunications

9:15am – Auction Overview: The Regulator Perspective
Len St-Aubin, Director General, Industry Canada,   Telecommunications Policy Branch

10am – Refreshment Break

10:15am – Future Technology: The Evolution to 4G
Chair: Robert Simmonds, Chairman, Lenbrook Corp
Speakers:
Michael Dixon, Vice President, Wireless Networks, Motorola   Canada
Andy McGregor, Manager, Wireless System Design, Nortel
Dragan Nerandzic, Chief Technology Officer, Ericsson   Canada

11:00am – Financial Considerations
Chair: Stephen Lewis, Vice President, Corporate Strategy,   TELUS
Speakers:
Jeffrey Fan, Executive Director, Research Analyst-Telecom   and Media, UBS Securities Canada
Dvai Ghose, Principal, Equity Research, Genuity Capital   Markets
John Henderson, Director, Telecommunication Services &   Cable, Scotia Capital
Vince Valentini, Analyst, TD Newcrest

Noon – Luncheon and Keynote
Robert Bruce, President, Rogers Wireless

1:30pm – The State of Play: Wireless Pricing and Penetration
Chair: Johanne Lemay, Co-President, Lemay-Yates   Associates
Speakers:
Ken Engelhart, Vice President, Regulatory, Rogers   Communications Inc.
Mark Goldberg, Head, Mark H. Goldberg & Associates, Inc.
Dean Prevost, Chief Strategy Officer, MTS Allstream
Gerry Wall, Founder and President, Wall Communications

2:30pm – Setting the Rules: Auction Terms and Conditions
Chair: Garry Fitzgerald, Chairman and CEO, PageNet
Speakers:
Michael Hennessy, Vice President, Wireless, Broadband and   Content Policy, TELUS
Lawson Hunter, Executive Vice President and Chief   Corporate Officer of BCE Inc. and Bell Canada
Luc Lavoie, Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs,   Quebecor Inc.
Chris Peirce, Chief Regulatory Officer, MTS Allstream Inc.

3:30pm – Reception

Information:
For more information, contact CWTA at info@cwta.ca or 613-233-4888 ext. 201.