Rural Broadband Summit

1:30 PM                 Tennessee legal issues (Retail vs. infrastructure provider, area coverage, subsidiary requirement, footprint restriction and M&A exception)

• Mike Knotts – TECA
• Erica Vick – Bass, Berry, and Sims

2:00 PM                 State of Tennessee broadband office and grant program

• Amanda Martin and Crystal Ivey, Department of Economic and Community Development

2:30 PM                 Regulatory guidance on business structures, contracts, and financing structures

• Jennifer Brogdon, Director of Regulatory Assurance, TVA

3:15 PM                 SmartGrid and low latency communications, what it means to the electric system

• David Wade, Electric Power Board of Chattanooga

4:00 PM                 Contracts – What to know about fiber leasing arrangements and partnership agreements

• Terry Metz/Tim Adkins, iRis Networks

4:30 PM                 Tennessee Telecommunications Association experience

• Jonathan West, Twin Lakes Telephone Cooperative

5:00 PM                 Open discussion facilitated by CoBank

5:30 PM                 Introduction of Guests and Reception