Practice Areas & Industries: Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

Practice/Industry Group Overview

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has extensive experience representing members of the telecommunications industry with all types of issues arising under state laws and regulations. We serve as general and special counsel to numerous industry participants, including incumbent and competitive local exchange carriers; wireless telecommunications service providers; video service providers; Internet service providers; and other related companies.

Services Available

Our clients look to us for assistance with all types of transactions, including:

• Interconnection/resale agreement negotiation and arbitration
• Establishment of cable television systems and open video systems
• Tariff filings
• Real estate matters (especially as related to wireless tower applications and collocation/lease agreements)
• Contractual disputes; employment matters
• Consumer complaints
• Related matters and other general litigation that may arise in the course of expanding a telecommunications business

Nearly all of these services require compliance with complex state laws and regulations. We bring to our clients knowledge of and experience with these laws, as well as experience in working successfully with the state agencies that regulate telecommunications companies.

Our attorneys work closely with our clients and/or their in-house counsel in dealing with the wide variety of legal and business issues facing telecommunications companies today.