Wireless

Our Telecommunications, Internet & Media team helps clients both drive and take advantage of the dramatic and continuing changes in the way wireless spectrum is used and regulated. We represent clients before the FCC, other government agencies, Congress, and the courts; offer counseling and strategic advice; and assist with both routine and complex transactions. For example, we have counseled clients on participation in FCC spectrum auctions; advised on compliance with FCC rules governing wireless services; developed the structure for a joint venture to qualify as a designated entity for bidding purposes; and represented clients on spectrum transactions, including transfers, leases, and management agreements. Whether our clients are seeking to reshape the laws and regulations in this area, to comply efficiently with those already on the books, or to find spectrum for a new service, our experience and skills enable us to complete simple projects efficiently and to devise creative solutions to more complex problems.

We have represented wireless licensees since the Commission first allocated spectrum for cellular service, and our ranks include a former Chief of the FCC's Common Carrier Bureau, responsible for licensing and regulation of commercial wireless providers, and a former Chief of the Communications and Finance Section and a former Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the Antitrust Division, which is responsible for the Department of Justice's review of all wireless transactions and industry conduct.

In addition, our London office regularly represents European and other carriers and governments on wireless telecommunications issues. We have advised companies considering entering communications markets around the world, providing regulatory assessments, due diligence, and government relations assistance. From regulatory compliance to litigation to transactions, we can address such issues wherever they arise around the globe.