When voice went digital, wireless went broadband, and copper gave way to IP, we shaped the policies and rules at every turn. Now we are putting that experience to work on AI, next-generation spectrum, and advanced digital infrastructure.
Our Communications, Technology, and Media attorneys served at the FCC, DOJ, NTIA, the White House, on key Congressional staffs, and held senior roles at carriers, tech companies, and trade associations, bringing unmatched insight, relationships, and decades of experience to the industry's most consequential challenges.
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Our Communications, Technology and Media Attorneys
Our CTM team advises clients on the full range of federal and state matters that communications, technology, and media businesses face today.
Our practice covers:
Regulatory advocacy and compliance
Commercial negotiations
Governance
Strategic transaction structures
Enforcement defense and complex litigation
Unmatched Telecom Experience
Our attorneys have decades of experience in telecommunications, FCC and state PUC proceedings, broadband and universal service programs, spectrum and wireless licensing matters, tower and facilities deployment, TCPA and customer communication compliance, cybersecurity program design and data breach response, FCC enforcement, broadcasting and program distribution, and emerging compliance obligations around AI. We pride ourselves on counseling our clients on all facets of Internet and broadband-enabled commerce, the Internet-of-things, AI, and other technologies driving our connected economy. Because of the breadth of our practice, our telecommunications litigators can explain complex technologies and regulations in a way that judges, juries, and arbitrators understand, with a track record to show for it.
Resources and Thought Leadership
As thought leaders in the industry, our Communications, Technology, and Media team provides ongoing legal updates through TCPA Defense Force, a widely followed resource monitoring the latest developments in Telephone Consumer Protection Act litigation and compliance, and Rural Spectrum Scanner, a dedicated newsletter for rural wireless and broadband providers.
Whether you are navigating an active legal issue or trying to get ahead of one, the conversation starts here. Meet the team and get in touch with us today.
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Our clients run the gamut from well-established global communications and technology providers, rural broadband providers, technology platforms, and large enterprise users, to emerging entrepreneurs and spectrum innovators, including:
AI-enabled communications platforms and application developers
Incumbent and competitive local exchange carriers, telecom resellers, VoIP providers, and broadband and Internet service providers
International subsea cable operators
Managed network and business data services providers
Cybersecurity managed service providers
Data center, fiber, and tower companies
Technology platforms, SaaS companies, communication device and consumer electronics manufacturers
Rural wireless carriers, a national rural wireless trade association, and a national broadband trade association
A trust holding the assets of the Public Radio Satellite System
Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs), Mobile Virtual Network Enablers (MVNEs), Mobile Virtual Network Aggregators (MVNAs) and mobile satellite broadband operators
Enterprise customers, electric utilities, real estate developers, and other large-scale users of communications-related services and spectrum
Venture capital, private equity, hedge funds, lenders and other investors in the sector
National and international SMS, MMS, and RCS Platform Providers
Television and radio broadcasters and independent video programmers
Services
Counsel for a Connected World
We bring decades of regulatory depth to every matter, starting with understanding our client's objectives, finding creative solutions that align with what the rules require, anticipating what is coming next, and designing compliance programs to handle regulatory shifts. Our work includes:
Advising on compliance with FCC rules, federal and state communications statutes, and other regulatory frameworks for communications and technology products and services
Advocating before Congress, the Executive Branch, the FCC, state public utility commissions, and local authorities, including rulemaking proceedings, license applications, conditional waiver applications, submarine cable and 214 authorizations, and enforcement matters
Representing clients in complex litigation and all matters of dispute resolution, including serving as litigation counsel to rural provider plaintiffs in a major class action against a top three mobile carrier
Navigating state Attorney General investigations, multistate enforcement actions, and the growing body of state-level regulatory obligations
Advising on broadband grant and universal service program compliance, including E-Rate and Rural Health Care support, A-CAM, RDOF, CAF, and BEAD
Handling spectrum transactions, wireless licensing, and facilities and tower deployment
Counseling clients through Team Telecom national security reviews, including foreign ownership analysis, mitigation agreement negotiation, and ongoing compliance obligations
Structuring and launching wireless MVNO, MVNE, and MVNA arrangements, from commercial agreements and FCC compliance through ongoing regulatory obligations including CPNI, CALEA, robocall mitigation, and other compliance requirements
Advising on compliance with the TCPA, TSR, and state and local consumer contact requirements
Handling data protection, cybersecurity program design, and data breach response
Advising on product lifecycle compliance, from advertising and customer acquisition through ongoing support obligations
Advising nonprofit organizations on best practices for board governance, regulatory compliance, and organizational policies to help them fulfill their missions effectively and responsibly
Analyzing AI regulations and the emerging compliance obligations around connected technologies and IoT
Advising on mergers and acquisitions, network sharing arrangements, complex transactions, and strategic joint ventures
Advising on broadcasting, content acquisition, program distribution, licensing, and sponsorships
Our Work
Full Service Representation for CTM Clients
Telecom compliance and policy advocacy
Represents a leading national trade association advancing the interests of rural wireless carriers
Advises local exchange carriers, wireless providers, managed network providers, resellers, and international submarine cable operators on the full range of compliance-related matters and ongoing regulatory and reporting requirements
Provides strategic and regulatory counsel associated with new service and product offerings in the broadband and telecom space, such as IP-based applications and platforms integrating voice, messaging and video capabilities with non-telecom services and functionalities
Advises telecommunications carriers, MVNOs, and technology platforms on Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI) compliance obligations, annual certification requirements, SIM-swap and port-out requirements.
Advise a leading provider of satellite-enabled in-flight entertainment and connectivity services concerning global licensing and compliance obligations.
FCC Enforcement and State Attorneys General Investigations
Represents clients in enforcement proceedings associated with FCC equipment authorization rules involving consumer electronics devices.
Represents clients in enforcement matters involving alleged violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, alleged number “spoofing” and “robocalling”
Crafts requests for waivers of FCC rules to demonstrate that strict enforcement of particular rules disserves the public interest and harms public policy
Represents competitive carriers in FCC informal and formal complaint proceedings regarding alleged anticompetitive practices
Represents carriers regarding the FCC’s tariff investigation procedures
Represents carriers and technology companies before state public utility commissions for market entry
Represents wireless carriers in multistate AG inquiries regarding carrier billing practices.
Government support programs
Represents high-cost Universal Service (USF) Fund recipients with FCC, Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) and state regulatory compliance and reporting issues. Assisted carriers with the transition from Universal Service Fund (USF) support to Connect America Fund funding and with Mobility Fund and Connect America Fund reverse auction participation and compliance
Provides legal support for USAC audits, and legal and business counsel related to structuring companies to best utilize high-cost support mechanisms
Represents providers across the sector on USF contribution compliance matters
Handles appeals of adverse E-rate decisions
Represents entities that are USDA Rural Utilities Service (RUS) borrowers and grant recipients in application for and compliance with RUS loan and grant awards, including loan restructurings
Advise BEAD and other federal grant recipients on a full range of compliance requirements and procedures, including allowable costs, Build America, Buy America (BABA) compliance, reporting, recordkeeping, award modifications, audit and site visit preparation, among others.
Spectrum auctions, sale and lease transactions, licensing
Represents wireless providers and other FCC licensees in spectrum sale and spectrum lease transactions, including a large national license holder in numerous transactions involving the sale and lease of spectrum to critical infrastructure companies, such as electric utilities and railroads
Developed and implemented successful auction strategies for hundreds of small and rural companies seeking spectrum in FCC auctions
Represents hundreds of wireless providers and enterprise users in FCC licensing matters.
Network services and facilities agreements
Represents telecom and broadband providers and FCC license holders in negotiations for interconnection, access to transport facilities, circuit capacity, and submarine cable landing facilities
Represents enterprise customers in connection with managed network and broadband services agreements
Negotiates network services and facilities agreements with telecom and Internet service providers for educational users
Represents commercial and residential real estate developers and facility operators in obtaining and providing communications services.
Telecom and wireless facilities deployment and permitting
Advises wireless carriers and tower owners on all aspects of site acquisition and compliance with federal, state, and local regulatory and zoning requirements, as well as associated leasing activities.
Represents submarine cable operators in all aspects of local, state and federal permitting necessary to land and operate network facilities in the US.
Equipment authorization/new technology
Represents equipment manufacturers on complex equipment authorization, waiver, and compliance issues associated with launch of new products, engaging and working closely with outside electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) consultants.
Advises US and foreign telecommunications product manufacturers on US spectrum requirements for sale and use of new products
Represents manufacturers with products on the FCC’s “Covered List” seeking conditional approval for new products from Executive Branch agencies, and pursuing challenges to Covered List designations
M&A transactions and financings across the communications and media sectors
Has served as transactional and regulatory counsel in numerous complex investment, financing and sale transactions across the communications and media sectors, including in connection with Chapter 11 proceedings, negotiating and documenting the transaction, handling due diligence, and obtaining the requisite regulatory approvals.
Cybersecurity compliance planning and support for communications networks
Counsels communications providers on cybersecurity best practices and develops procedures for handling cyber incidents, breach recovery and response protocols; Works with numerous wireless carriers, Internet service providers, and telecommunications carriers to develop written procedures for preventing and handling cyber incidents, advising on cyber insurance issues, formulating data breach notification procedures, creating processes for handling public relations and working to limit liability.
Telecommunications Litigation
Represent carriers in pursuing claims for anticompetitive business practices, including serving as litigation counsel to rural provider plaintiffs in major class action against top three mobile carriers.
Represent carriers and other companies in informal and formal complaint proceedings at the FCC.
Telemarketing compliance and customer communications
Advises companies on Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) compliance risk and mitigation strategies across calling and texting platforms and business units, including in connection with outsourced calling services and platform agreements
Advises companies on the creation of TCPA compliance programs, including call centers and text message platform providers
As part of our integrated TCPA Litigation Defense and Compliance team, we work seamlessly with our TCPA litigators on developing and implementing integrated TCPA risk mitigation and compliance strategies, and in the defense of TCPA actions
Advises AI voice platforms and automated communication providers on the application of TCPA, California Consumer Invasion of Privacy Act, and state consumer contact requirements to AI-generated and AI-assisted customer communications.
Television and radio licensing, facilities authorizations, compliance, and policy advocacy
Advises and represents broadcasters on allocation and assignment matters regarding spectrum resources devoted to radio and television broadcasters
Defends FM translator stations against spurious claims of interference and effectively protected full-service station listening audiences from destructive signal encroachment
Represents broadcasters on political advertising and access matters, advising on regulatory compliance issues associated with candidate news coverage and advertising and access demands by individuals running for federal office.
Video programming distribution, US and international copyright, and programming accessibility
Advises video programmers on compliance-related matters and distribution and vendor agreements and negotiations involving distribution via cable, satellite, broadcast, and online distribution platforms
Advises video programming providers in connection with the launch of new programming networks and services
Provides guidance to online and over-the-top video programming providers on the applicability of FCC and US Copyright Office regulations and policy
Advises video programmers on closed captioning compliance across traditional and IP-based distribution platforms.
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