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Jeffrey Sheldon
Attorney at Law - McDermott Will & Emery LLP
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Jeff Sheldon is a Partner in the Telecomunications Practice Group of the international law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP , resident in its Washington, D.C. office. Mr. Sheldon advises clients on a wide range of regulatory and transactional issues, with an emphasis on utilities and other private system users, in areas such as infrastructure development, radio licensing, spectrum management, regulatory compliance, and contract negotiations.
Mr. Sheldon has over 25 years experience in communications, having served as General Counsel of UTC , as Vice President of Fiber Acquisition for a national broadband Internet Service Provider, and as an attorney in private practice.
He is a graduate of Drew University and the Georgetown University Law Center.
| Sun, May 06 |
| 09:30 AM - 12:30 PM |
Broadband over Power Line 101 Tutorial
Room: 18AB
Always one of the most popular topics at the UTC Annual Conference, BPL continues to attract attention. There are several significant deployments around the country, and they continue to make progress. Meanwhile, the FCC and the states have issued policies to promote the deployment of BPL, deregulating BPL services and transactions. Also, the technology continues to improve, with SmartGrid applications attracting the most attention. Find out the latest developments, including the state of the industry as reported by UTC Research. Whether you are new to BPL or think you have heard it all before, you need to attend this session.
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| Tue, May 08 |
| 03:15 PM - 04:15 PM |
Communications Master Planning – the Business and the Regulations
Room: 19AB
Does your utility, like most, have an evolved communications system including both legacy and modern equipment? If some of your systems are reaching the end of the road, how do you decide where to head next, and where are the barriers? How do you develop a master plan, and the business case to sell it to those who write the checks? This session will look at strategic and master planning for your utility networks, including key success factors, the planning process and the regulatory considerations that must go into your upgrade planning. There may be more choices than you think.
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