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Devine Millimet represents the interests of the telecommunications industry throughout New England. The industry has come to rely on Devine Millimet's broad experience and understanding of the complex regulatory and unique business environments of a rapidly evolving telecommunications landscape.
Our client list includes some of the largest telecommunications companies in the world, as well as regional and local telephone companies, CLECs, and developers of telecommunications technologies. Both land line and wireless companies regularly obtain our assistance in sophisticated business transactions, in regulatory matters, and in the deployment of network infrastructures.
The Telecommunications group includes lawyers with extensive experience in Environmental, Land-Use, Real Estate, Litigation and Intellectual Property matters. In addition, Devine Millimet has highly dedicated attorneys who focus their practices on Legislative and Governmental Affairs, and Energy and Regulatory Affairs and are often called upon by our clients to assist with unique telecommunications matters involving the FCC, PUC and state legislature, and lobbying.
Our inter-disciplinary team counsels clients on a full range of legal needs, including:
- Site acquisition and development, including zoning and permitting of antenna facilities and in-ground systems
- Negotiating leases and licenses
- Interconnection and network access
- Acquisition of unbundled network elements
- Environmental issues, such as wetlands approvals and resolution of potential impacts on historic properties
- Litigation in state and federal court
- Regulatory matters
- Mergers and acquisitions
- New business structures
- Contract negotiation
- Intellectual property
Representative Matters
- Represented seller of 15,000 access line incumbent local exchange telecommunications company
- Represented national telecommunications companies in various precedent-setting federal court litigation in both trial and appellate courts
- Lead counsel for several telecommunications carriers and tower builders for the successful siting of telecommunications facilities statewide
- Represent independent local exchange telecommunications companies in proceedings before the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission
- Represent independent local exchange telecommunications companies in complex financing transactions with various lending institutions
Representative Clients
- Fairpoint
- T-Mobile
- U.S. Cellular
- Sprint Nextel
- SBA Towers
- Industrial Communications and Electronics
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