Our Telecommunications Group at Polsinelli Shughart PC has represented numerous telecommunications companies at the state and federal regulatory level. A former General Counsel of the Kansas Corporation Commission leads this group, and is supported by attorneys with experience such as the Deputy Chief Counsel to former Sen. Bob Dole, (R-Kan.) and Chief Counsel to former Gov. Mike Hayden of Kansas.
Telecommunications clients include service providers such as ILECs, CLECs and IXCs, and producers and consumers. They benefit from Polsinelli Shughart’s significant experience in regulatory and governmental affairs before the FCC, the Kansas Corporation Commission and the Missouri Public Service Commission on a wide range of state and federal regulatory issues. We have provided our telecom clients advice and counsel on legislative issues before the Kansas Legislature. Polsinelli has been chief trial counsel in numerous hearings before the KCC and the FCC and in state and federal court proceedings.
In response to complicated regulatory issues confronting clients, our telecommunication attorneys structured regulatory solutions. In addition to being responsive, we are proactive in anticipating governmental efforts related to the Telecommunications Act. Polsinelli Shughart assisted a client in drafting and enacting numerous pieces of legislation in Kansas that reformed the entire regulatory scheme of the telecommunications and CATV industries.
Polsinelli Shughart was lead counsel for a national telecommunications company in a number of state tax disputes, a class action, and several other state and federal lawsuits. The cases are the subject of recent legislation in which Polsinelli played key roles. Polsinelli attorneys also serve as general regulatory counsel for our telecom clients.
Polsinelli Shughart's extensive experience with the telecommunication industry also includes regulatory compliance, universal service issues, certification proceedings, general ratemaking, mergers and acquisitions, rate tariff applications, rulemaking proceedings, complaints, real estate, zoning and land use matters.
In the dynamic telecommunications marketplace, Polsinelli has the expertise to handle your telecommunications needs.