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Approved 3113117 <br />1 <br />2 John Price: Thank you. I'd like to show you what will be marked as Opposition Exhibit number 9. <br />3 I'd like to ask you if this is your personal CB? <br />4 <br />5 Ben Levitan: Yes sir, this is my CB. <br />6 <br />7 John Price: Did you prepare it? <br />8 <br />9 Ben Levitan: Yes sir. <br />10 <br />11 John Price: Is the information contained in your CB true and correct? <br />12 <br />13 Ben Levitan: Yes I believe it is. <br />14 <br />15 John Price: I'd offer into the record Opposition Exhibit number 9. If the Board would give me the <br />16 opportunity I'd like to summarize the CB so we wouldn't have to spend as much time going over it. <br />17 Mr. Levitan is an engineer with the specialty in telecommunications and cellular technology. He <br />18 has 30 years experience in the design and development of cell phone networks and systems. He <br />19 holds 32 patents and patents pending. His patents include technology that prevents texting and <br />20 driving from the network as opposed to a PAS. He has provided consulting services to many <br />21 telecommunications companies over the years and served as an engineer for most of the major <br />22 carriers including Verizon. One of his main roles was in the development of the worldwide <br />23 standard design for cell phone networks Sprint, Nextel, Alkatell, and Verizon. He was on the <br />24 industry committee and personally involved in the development of 911 for cell phones. He <br />25 represented the United States on the U.N.'s International Telecommunications Committee. He's <br />26 testified as an expert witness on numerous occasions and has been qualified as an expert in <br />27 federal and state courts approximately 32 times, including North Carolina. Mr. Levitan, are you <br />28 aware of any conflicts with any of the parties in this matter that you have? <br />29 <br />30 Ben Levitan: I have no known conflicts sir. <br />31 <br />32 John Price: Do you have any personal or professional stake in the outcome of this proceeding? <br />33 <br />34 Ben Levitan: I have no stake in the outcome sir. <br />35 <br />36 John Price: We would ask that Mr. Levitan be allowed to testify in this matter as an expert witness. <br />37 <br />38 Samantha Cabe: Do you have any objection Ms. Goode? <br />39 <br />40 Laura Goode: I'm sorry? <br />41 <br />42 Samantha Cabe: Do you have any objection to him being declared an expert in? Specifically what <br />43 area would you like him to be declared as? <br />44 <br />45 John Price: Engineering with a specialty in telecommunications and cellular technology. <br />46 <br />47 Laura Goode: Could you be more specific about what type of engineering and what qualifications <br />48 he has as an engineer? <br />49 <br />OC Board of Adjustment- 12/12/16 Page 102 of 156 <br />