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: Tribal Updates to E-Rate Program; Railroads Challenge VA Crossing Law; BEAD Challenge Process Guidance; ECF Funding [Vol. XX, Issue 28] - (Posted On Monday, July 10, 2023)
- Telecom Alert: SSI Plans Electronic Filing Effective Date; 5th Circuit Grants En Banc Review of USF Case; 988 Outage Reporting Order; Broadband Data Collection Window Open [Vol. XX, Issue 27] - (Posted On Thursday, July 06, 2023)
- Telecom Alert: Privacy and Data Protection Task Force; WEA Pleading Cycle; USF Contribution Factor; Senate Approves $98 Million for ReConnect [Vol. XX, Issue 26] - (Posted On Monday, June 26, 2023)
- Telecom Alert: ULS Filing Deadlines Extended; PSAP Notification Pleading Cycle; $930 Million in Middle Mile Grants; ECF Funding [Vol. XX, Issue 25] - (Posted On Tuesday, June 20, 2023)
- Telecom Alert: FCC Approves NG911 Transition Proposal; NY Senate Passes Data Privacy Act; State EAS Amendment Process Updates; $151.5 Million in CPF Grants [Vol. XX, Issue 24] - (Posted On Monday, June 12, 2023)
- Telecom Alert: Sixth Circuit Rejects USF Rehearing; $1.4 Million USF Fine Proposed; 900 MHz Applications Granted; ECF Funding [Vol. XX, Issue 23] - (Posted On Wednesday, June 07, 2023)
- Telecom Alert: USAC to Fully Fund Eligible E-Rate Requests; NG911 Transition NPRM; House Siting and Permitting Bill; NTIA House Oversight Hearing; Tribal Broadband Grants [Vol. XX, Issue 21] - (Posted On Tuesday, May 23, 2023)
- Treasury Releases Final Version of SLFRF/CPF Supplemental Broadband Guidance - (Posted On Friday, May 19, 2023)
- Telecom Alert: FCC to Update Broadband Benchmarks; OSHA Fall Protection Initiatives; $42 Million RHC Program Settlement; 988 Lifeline Cyber Defense Bill; ECF Funding [Vol. XX, Issue 20] - (Posted On Sunday, May 14, 2023)
- Telecom Alert:$8 Million in RDOF Fines; Mid-Band Spectrum R&O; 3.45 GHz Clearinghouse Tentatively Selected; CBRS Deployment Analysis [Vol. XX, Issue 19] - (Posted On Tuesday, May 09, 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.