Tony Lee focuses his practice on representing wireline and wireless telecommunications carriers, cable TV, and Internet companies in regulatory issues and proceedings before the FCC and state utility commissions. Mr. Lee advises local exchange and long distance carriers regarding state and federal regulatory issues, including intercarrier compensation, universal service and compliance matters. He is engaged in substantive and complex litigation regarding intercarrier compensation and interconnection issues in federal court and before state commissions and the Federal Communications Commission. Mr. Lee also advises clients on privacy and date protection issues, wiretapping and the interception of electronic communications, and the FCC and FTC's telemarketing rules.

Mr. Lee is also engaged in high technology transactions and other corporate matters for his clients, which includes the purchase and transfer of high technology assets, and master services agreements for the provision of telecommunications service. He is well versed in wireless licensing and transactional matters, including the transfer and leasing of spectrum, tower leasing and construction issues, and the purchasing of support infrastructure.

Mr. Lee's technical background in electrical engineering has enabled him to work closely with wireless radio service licensees, such as cellular, PCS and private land mobile radio and high-tech companies on complex issues.

Significant Matters

• Acted as lead telecommunications regulatory counsel to obtain state and federal regulatory approval for a $1.3 billion merger of two telecommunications providers, which included securing state commission approvals for the merger and $850 million in financing, to create one of the largest publicly traded competitive carriers in the U.S.
• Represented one of the two broadband-over-power line providers operational in the U.S. before the FCC, and provided regulatory, strategic, and transactional advice related to the provision of Broadband Over Powerline (BPL) service.
• Negotiated an exclusive telecommunications services agreement for a competitive services provider to supply "triple play" services (telephone, high-speed Internet, and cable TV) to a large development in Northern Virginia.
• Advised clients with regard to wireless telecommunications law, including the assignment and leasing of wireless spectrum, strategic roaming agreements, and FCC spectrum auctions.
• Engaged in transactional work such as high technology purchase agreements and telecommunications service agreements.
• Advised clients regarding class action lawsuits alleging violations of telemarketing rules, including the national do-not-call list, e-mail rules and junk fax rules, wiretapping and privacy law, the CAN SPAM Act and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.