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: $100k Consent Decree; Colorado Protects Neural Data; 6 GHz AFC Complaint Portal; Pleading Cycle Set in EAS Proceeding [Vol. XXI, Issue 17] - (Posted On Monday, April 22, 2024)
- Telecom Alert: Broadband Consumer Labels Program; ACP May Reimbursement; Digital Equity State Capacity Grant; 5 GHz Rules for UAS [Vol. XXI, Issue 16] - (Posted On Monday, April 15, 2024)
- Telecom Alert: Robocall Spring Cleaning Initiative; NIST Cybersecurity Handbook; 6 GHz Interference Concern; New NEPA Categorical Exclusions [Vol. XXI, Issue 15] - (Posted On Monday, April 08, 2024)
- Telecom Alert: 6 GHz Interference Concerns; Antenna Structure Inspection Exemption; $10,000 Penalty for BDC and Broadband DATA Violations; $811 Million in DEA Funding [Vol. XXI, Issue 14] - (Posted On Monday, April 01, 2024)
- Telecom Alert: Transfer of Control NAL; 6 GHz Systems Modification; Estimated May ACP Reimbursement Range; 988 Lifeline Georouting NPRM Circulated [Vol. XXI, Issue 13] - (Posted On Monday, March 25, 2024)
- Telecom Alert: FCC Raises Broadband Speed Benchmark; New Emergency Alert Code Proposed; Cybersecurity Labeling Program; Supplemental Coverage from Space Model Adopted [Vol. XXI, Issue 12] - (Posted On Monday, March 18, 2024)
- Telecom Alert: Multilingual EAS Comment Cycle; ACP Program Wind Down; Auction Authority Alternatives Comment Cycle; Two-Factor Authentication for CORES [Vol. XXI, Issue 11] - (Posted On Monday, March 11, 2024)
- Telecom Alert: 900 MHz Petition for Rulemaking; Dish/T-Mobile 800 MHz Deal; Comment Cycle in 6 GHz Proceeding; Filing Dates for Pole Attachment Proceeding [Vol. XXI, Issue 10] - (Posted On Monday, March 04, 2024)
- Telecom Alert: FCC Approves 6 GHz AFC Systems; Buy America Waiver; Cybersecurity Labeling Program Vote; CPNI Certification Filings [Vol. XXI Issue 9] - (Posted On Monday, February 26, 2024)
- Telecom Alert: CPNI Certification Filings; Updated Data Breach Notification Rules; Multilingual Wireless Emergency Alerts; Robocall and Robotext Rules [Vol. XXI, Issue 8] - (Posted On Tuesday, February 20, 2024)
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.