Michael Ha
Chief, Policy and Rules Division, Office of Engineering and Technology, FCC
Michael Ha is the Chief of Policy and Rules Division, Office of Engineering and Technology at the Federal Communications Commission. Since joining the Commission in 2010, he has been engaged in various proceedings on spectrum allocations for wireless broadband services, mobile/fixed satellite services, public safety services and unlicensed services. Michael’s recent focus has been on the 6 GHz proceeding where 1.2 gigahertz of spectrum is made available for unlicensed use with certain sharing mechanism and 5.9 GHz ITS proceeding.
He is also focusing on the use of mobile field disturbance sensors in the 60 GHz band to allow innovative services to be developed using very low-power personal radars. Michael serves as the FCC’s liaison to the Interdepartment Radio Advisory Committee (IRAC) where federal/non-federal spectrum sharing discussion takes place with federal agencies.
Michael held various technology and management leadership positions in R&D, Technology Development, Corporate Strategy and Product Management through his private wireless industry career. Prior to joining the Commission, he served as the Director of Device Management at Sprint-Nextel, where his team was responsible for the WiMAX device development and portfolio strategy.
Michael received a Sc.B degree in Electrical Engineering from University of California, San Diego and Masters of Engineering degree in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University.