This Morning's Spectrum Wars

"This is the forever war," says Inmarsat VP Chris Murphy of the fight for spectrum. This morning, we joined space and satellite lawyers at the W Hotel for a colloquium on regulatory issues, fueled by coffee and candy bars. On  the first panel: Latham partner John Janka, Chris Murphy, EchoStar VP Jennifer Manner, and Jones Day partner Bruce Olcott. Spectrum is a limited national resource, Chris continues—there isn't going to be more created, just more people fighting for what exists. One solution is spectrum sharing, on which the US is at the forefront, says Jennifer; how it turns out here could impact its use around  the world. Stay tuned for more coverage from the event.

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