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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
- Treasury Final Rule Significantly Expands Permitted Use of ARPA Funds for Broadband Infrastructure Projects - (Posted On Friday, January 07, 2022)
- Telecom Alert: Affordable Connectivity Program Launch; FCC 6 GHz Order Upheld; 911 Fee Diversion Petitions Pleading Cycle; Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Petition [Vol. XIX, Issue 1] - (Posted On Monday, January 03, 2022)
- Telecom Alert: 2022 E-Rate Eligible Services List; RDOF Fifth Round Funding; NASNA Petition for Rulemaking; $603M in Emergency Connectivity Funding [Vol. XVIII, Issue 52] - (Posted On Tuesday, December 28, 2021)
- Telecom Alert: FCC NOI on Future of USF; FCC Settles 911 Rule Compliance Investigations; 911 Fee Distribution Petitions for Reconsideration; USF Contribution Factor [Vol. XVIII, Issue 51] - (Posted On Tuesday, December 21, 2021)
- Telecom Alert: FCC Proposes Changes to E-Rate Procedures; PSAP Do-Not-Call Registry Receives Negative Feedback; FCC Grants ECF Invoice Filing Deadline Waiver; EAS NPRM [Vol. XVIII, Issue 49] - (Posted On Monday, December 06, 2021)
- Telecom Alert: Enhanced Competition Incentive Program FNPRM; RDOF Fourth Round Funding; Emergency Connectivity Fund Commitment; FCC Filing Fees [Vol. XVIII, Issue 46] - (Posted On Monday, November 15, 2021)
- Telecom Alert: Build Back Better Act; Biden Nominates Rosenworcel as Permanent Chairwoman; Secure Equipment Act Passes; $1.3 Billion in Emergency Connectivity Funding; 6 GHz Waiver [Vol. XVIII, Issue 44] - (Posted On Monday, November 01, 2021)
- Telecom Alert: 4.9 GHz Free Partially Lifted; NASNA Petition for Rulemaking; House Passes Secure Equipment Act of 2021; $1.15 Billion in ReConnect Funding; RDOF Funding [Vol. XVIII, Issue 43] - (Posted On Monday, October 25, 2021)
- Telecom Alert: 3.45 GHz Band Auction Begins; RDOF Second Round Funding; 70/80/90 GHz Band Supplemental Information; EBB Program Scam Warning [Vol. XVIII, Issue 41] - (Posted On Tuesday, October 12, 2021)
- Telecom Alert: Wireless Spectrum Items; Cyber Incident Reporting Act of 2021; Shielding PSAPs from Robocalls; Emergency Connectivity Fund Filing Window [Vol. XVIII, Issue 40] - (Posted On Monday, October 04, 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.