Communications

We're specialists in advising on telecommunications law and practice

We provide specialist legal advice on the regulatory, corporate and licensing aspects of telecommunications law and practice. Our team draws on the experience and legal knowledge of specialists across the firm to offer clients a dedicated industry-focused service. Everyone in the team not only has in-depth knowledge of the law, but also familiarity with the wider business and practical considerations of the telecommunications sector.

We provide expert advice for businesses throughout the telecommunications industry, including those involved in cable, satellite, broadcasting, mobile and fixed telephony, and internet services.

We advise on:

  • Joint ventures in relation to mobile, fixed and satellite communications.
  • Syndicated loan facilities, vendor financing and sale and leaseback structures.
  • M&A, privatisations and IPOs.
  • Equipment procurement.
  • Infrastructure projects.
  • Commercial arrangements for mobile operators, including infrastructure sharing arrangements, roaming and services.
  • Outsourcing and facilities management agreements.
  • Regulatory and competition issues.
  • Property, including site acquisition and management agreements, co-location agreements and agreements relating to switch centres.
  • Insolvency and corporate recovery services.
  • Intellectual property licensing.
  • Commercial litigation, including alternative dispute resolution.

We have acted on a broad range of domestic and international communication transactions and issues. We have also represented clients before the EC Commission and other European institutions, such as the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), and national competition regulatory authorities, notably OFCOM and the DTI in the UK, as well as national courts.

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