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Casey Lide represents clients on a broad range of communications matters including telecommunications, cable television, broadband Internet access service, wireless communications, right-of-way management, pole and conduit attachments, and barriers to community broadband initiatives.
Casey counsels public- and private-sector clients on contract drafting and negotiation matters, including fiber optic IRUs and leases, easements, franchises, attachment agreements, ISP service agreements, interconnection and collocation agreements, strategic MoUs and others.
He collaborates with multi-disciplinary teams of legal, financial, engineering, and other technical experts, assisting government entity and utility clients in making comprehensive telecommunications and cable plans, developing state-of-the-art communications systems, and complying with state and federal communications regulations and entry requirements.
Prior to joining Keller and Heckman, Casey was in private practice at a boutique Washington, DC telecommunications law firm and held policy-oriented positions with communications and internet research organizations and non-profits, as well as with an internet security and identity management company.
Representative Matters
- Successfully negotiated and drafted contracts for a landmark fiber development partnership involving a fiber overbuilder and a medium-sized city.
- Assisted a southeastern U.S. electric cooperative with various compliance matters involving its fiber broadband service, including complex questions relating to the federal universal service program.
- Developed small cell wireless siting ordinances and related agreements for multiple local governments nationwide.
- Advised a fiber broadband service provider as to federal compliance issues relating to its acquisition of an existing CLEC in multiple states.
- Prepared a new telecommunications franchising ordinance for a large southern U.S. city, and advised the city during negotiations with various service providers.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Casey Lide
- Telecom Alert: Emergency Connectivity Fund First Round Funding; 2.5 GHz Mutual Exclusivity Resolution; MTE NPRM Comment Deadlines; Senators Back Rosenworcel as Permanent Chairwoman [Vol. XVIII, Issue 39] - (Posted On Monday, September 27, 2021)
- Telecom Alert: RDOF Support Authorized; Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program Webinar; 911 Fee Diversion Petition for Reconsideration; 3.45 GHz Band Auction Applicants [Vol. XVIII, Issue 38] - (Posted On Tuesday, September 21, 2021)
- Telecom Alert: House Budget Proposes $10B for NG911; Broadband Access to MTEs; EBB Program Eligibility Expanded; Tribal Library E-Rate Eligibility; USF Contribution Factor [Vol. XVIII, Issue 37] - (Posted On Monday, September 13, 2021)
- Telecom Alert: FBI, CISA Warn about Ransomware Attacks; Form 477 Deadline Extended; Court Rules Against Locast Broadcast Streaming Service; EBB Imposter Website [Vol. XVIII, Issue 36] - (Posted On Wednesday, September 08, 2021)
- Telecom Alert: Emergency Connectivity Fund Second Filing Window; New NTIA Broadband Offices; $5 Million Robocalling Fine Proposed; Unmanned Aircraft Systems in the 5 GHz Band [Vol. XVIII, Issue 35] - (Posted On Monday, August 30, 2021)
- Telecom Alert: Auction 105 Prohibited Communications Fines; NYPSC Unauthorized Attachment Ruling; RDOF Award Reassignment Waiver; Senate Approves Infrastructure Bill [Vol. XVIII, Issue 33] - (Posted On Monday, August 16, 2021)
- Telecom Alert: Secured and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program Procedures; 900 MHz Applications Granted; First, Sixth Circuits Rule on Cable Franchise Decisions; Mobile Broadband Map; 911 Outage Reporting NPRM [Vol. XVIII, Issue 32] - (Posted On Monday, August 09, 2021)
- Telecom Alert: Infrastructure Bill Includes $65 Billion in Broadband Funding; RDOF Funding Ready for Authorization; Emergency Connectivity Fund Webinar; STIR/SHAKEN Report and Order; EBB Enrollment [Vol. XVIII, Issue 31] - (Posted On Monday, August 02, 2021)
- An Overview of Broadband Provisions in the Infrastructure Bill (as of July 30, 2021) - (Posted On Monday, August 02, 2021)
- Broadband Support Opportunities for State and Local Governments Under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - (Posted On Monday, March 15, 2021)
The National Law Review selected the Telecommunications Practice Group at Keller and Heckman as a Go-To Thought Leader for 2021 for its coverage of legislation and regulation involving the telecommunications industry. Of particular note is its frequent updates on telecommunications policy and regulations through its Telecom Alert, which breaks down the latest news affecting the industry. Keller and Heckman authors who contribute regularly to the Telecom Alerts include Jaimy “Sindy” Alarcon, James Baller, Jason P. Chun, Timothy A. Doughty, Michael T. N. Fitch, C. Douglas Jarrett, Gregory E. Kunkle, Casey Lide, Thomas B. Magee, Tracy P. Marshall, Kathleen Slattery Thompson, Sean A. Stokes and Wesley K. Wright.