Deputy Chief; Office of Engineering and Technology, FCC
Presentation Title
An Update on FCC Actions to Promote Effective Spectrum Management
Abstract
This talk will summarize the FCC's rule-making decisions to facilitate new technologies such as cognitive radio, UWB, Wi-Max, etc. The presentation will include an overview of recent spectrum allocation decisions, such as for advanced wireless services, and touch upon some new approaches to flexibility in licensing, such as secondary markets, and "licensing light" at 70/80/90 GHz.
Biography
Julius P. Knapp is Deputy Chief of the FCC's Office of Engineering and Technology (OET). OET is the Commission's primary resource for engineering expertise and provides technical support to the Chairman, Commissioners and FCC Bureaus and Offices. Mr. Knapp has responsibility within OET for spectrum allocations and technical rules for radio frequency devices. Prior to assuming his current position in May of 2001, Mr. Knapp served as the Chief of the Policy & Rules Division and as Chief of the FCC Laboratory where he was responsible for the FCC's equipment authorization program. Mr. Knapp has held a variety of other positions during his twenty seven years with the FCC, including heading the Frequency Allocations Branch in the late 1980's.
Mr. Knapp received a Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the City College of New York in 1974. He is also a member of the IEEE EMC Society and is a Fellow of the Radio Club of America.
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