1. IEEE 802.11 Regulatory AHC Beijing Meeting Plan and Agenda
April 2009
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July 2010
IEEE Regulatory AHC Beijing Meeting Plan and Agenda
Date:
Authors:
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

2. April 2009
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July 2010
Abstract
This presentation is the plan for the July 13, 2010 IEEE Regulatory Ad Hoc Committee meeting in San Diego.
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

3. Agenda Administrative items Introduction Approve minutes from Beijing
July 2010
Agenda
Administrative items
Required notices
Review and approve teleconference minutes
Introduction
Approve minutes from Beijing
The regulatory summaries
Regulatory issues status
The impending FCC TVWS rulings
EN revision update; actions in TG11 and TG28
FCC 5 GHz rules changes update; full band for indoor use
60 GHz rules, RF Health discussion
Critical issues actions
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4. Administrative Items July 2010 Ad Hoc Committee rules (per Adrian)
Introduce the ethics etc... slides in your meetings,  you should not call for essential patents
AHC,  is a "committee of the whole" of the WG - i.e. any WG member can contribute; in practice, anybody who turns up can speak
During f2f meetings,  you can hold formal votes of only the voting members of ; on a telecon you can take straw polls,  but not formal votes
Required notices
Affiliation FAQ -
Anti-Trust FAQ -
Ethics -
IEEE Working Group Policies and Procedures -
Chair and Secretary
Chair is Rich Kennedy (Research In Motion)
Recording Secretary needed
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5. Other Guidelines for IEEE WG Meetings
July 2010
Other Guidelines for IEEE WG Meetings
All IEEE-SA standards meetings shall be conducted in compliance with all applicable laws, including antitrust and competition laws.
Don’t discuss the interpretation, validity, or essentiality of patents/patent claims.
Don’t discuss specific license rates, terms, or conditions.
Relative costs, including licensing costs of essential patent claims, of different technical approaches may be discussed in standards development meetings.
Technical considerations remain primary focus
Don’t discuss or engage in the fixing of product prices, allocation of customers, or division of sales markets.
Don’t discuss the status or substance of ongoing or threatened litigation.
Don’t be silent if inappropriate topics are discussed … do formally object.
See IEEE-SA Standards Board Operations Manual, clause and “Promoting Competition and Innovation: What You Need to Know about the IEEE Standards Association's Antitrust and Competition Policy” for more details.
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6. March 2010
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July 2010
Meeting Etiquette
IEEE 802 is a world-wide professional technical organization
Meetings are to be conducted in an orderly and professional manner in accordance with the policies and procedures governed by the organization.
Individuals are to address the “Technical” content of the subject under consideration and refrain from making “personal” comments to or about the presenter.
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Stephen McCann, RIM

7. Introduction Outputs from this group must go through 802.18 Purpose
July 2010
Introduction
Purpose
Improve the working relationship between the technical experts and the regulatory specialists, especially when it comes to critical technical issues
Scope
The group will review new regulatory changes or impending changes affecting standards
Each meeting will focus on the most critical issue at the time
Critical Issue Focus
Direct impact on IEEE current and future products
Response/Input deadlines
Coordination with IEEE (RR-TAG)
Coordination with the Wi-Fi Alliance
Outputs from this group must go through
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8. July 2010
Motion
Approve the Regulatory Ad Hoc Committee minutes from Beijing:
reg-beijing-meeting-minutes
Posted on July 6th
Moved by:
Seconded by:
Discussion on the motion? None heard
Vote: Approved by unanimous consent
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9. Regulatory Summary – North America
July 2010
Regulatory Summary – North America US
The impending FCC TVWS rulings
FCC 5 GHz rules changes update; full band for indoor use
60 GHz rules, RF Health discussion
Canada
Mexico
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10. Regulatory Summary – European Union
July 2010
Regulatory Summary – European Union
ERM TG11 - EN revision update
Work continues on v1.8.1
Essential test suites being written
ERM TG28 – Wireless Factory
Industrial use of 2.4 GHz band working around the EN sharing provisions
Industrial manufacturers/users also going to IEC
ETSI BRAN to discuss sharing for EN
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11. Regulatory Summary - Asia
July 2010
Regulatory Summary - Asia
None
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12. Critical Issues Actions
July 2010
Critical Issues Actions
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13. FOCUS: FCC Net Neutrality
July 2010
FOCUS: FCC Net Neutrality
Comcast v. FCC
Since 2002 the FCC has classified broadband as an “information service”, not a “telecommunications service”
This limits the FCC regulatory control over service provider policies
FCC can “…exercise only indirect “ancillary” authority”
The FCC Chairman takes the middle ground
Service providers threaten to slow the National Broadband Plan if broadband is reclassified as a telecommunications service
Genachowski will use a different approach
Recognize the transmission component of broadband access service—and only this component—as a telecommunications service;
Apply only a handful of provisions of Title II (Sections 201, 202, 208, 222, 254, and 255) that, prior to the Comcast decision, were widely believed to be within the Commission’s purview for broadband
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14. April 2009
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July 2010
References
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion