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: TracFone Settles for $23.5 Million; FCC Extends BDC Waiver; FCC Extends Rip-and-Replace Deadlines; FCC Warns Nine Pirate Radio Operators [Vol. XX, Issue 49] - (Posted On Wednesday, December 27, 2023)
- Telecom Alert: December Open Meeting; Draft Pole Attachment Order; 76 GHz Band Waiver Request; Enhanced A-CAM Deadline Extension Request [Vol. XX, Issue 48] - (Posted On Wednesday, December 27, 2023)
- Telecom Alert: $1.2 Million Fine Proposed; Cell Phone Enforcement Advisory; Data Breach Notification Rules; Pole Attachment Rules; USF Contribution Factor; $450k in ECF Funding [Vol. XX, Issue 51] - (Posted On Monday, December 18, 2023)
- Telecom Alert: $22 Million in Fines for RDOF Defaults; Comment Deadlines for Wi-Fi Hotspot NPRM; New DIRS Version Announced; C-Band Submission Deadlines [Vol. XX, Issue 50] - (Posted On Monday, December 11, 2023)
- Telecom Alert: E-Rate Wi-Fi Hotspot NPRM; USAC USF Procedures; School Bus Wi-Fi Comment Deadline Extended; ACP Data Collection Deadline Extended [Vol. XX, Issue 46] - (Posted On Monday, November 13, 2023)
- Telecom Alert: $300K Fine for Filing Violations; Cybersecurity Labeling Program Deadline Extended; E-Rate Eligible Services List; USF Contribution Factor [Vol. XX, Issue 38] - (Posted On Monday, September 18, 2023)
- Telecom Alert: Broadband Consumer Label Rules Affirmed; Florida Regulatory Deadlines Extended; Cellphone Tower Placement Lawsuit; ECF Funding [Vol. XX, Issue 36] - (Posted On Tuesday, September 05, 2023)
- Telecom Alert: 911 Reliability Certification System Open; NTIA Seeks Middle Mile Reports Input; SEC, NIST Release New Cybersecurity Measures; Cybersecurity Labeling Program Pleading Cycle [Vol. XX, Issue 35] - (Posted On Tuesday, August 29, 2023)
- Telecom Alert: FCC Issues Notice for ASR Violations; New Cybersecurity Labeling Program Proposed; $24K Penalty for 911 Outage; Unregistered Communications Cited [Vol. XX, Issue 30] - (Posted On Monday, July 24, 2023)
- Telecom Alert: $1 Million Fine for USAC Violations; NG911 Transition NPRM Pleading Cycle; Rip-and-Replace Congressional Report; ECF Funding [Vol. XX, Issue 29] - (Posted On Monday, July 17, 2023)
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.