Telecommunications
The Telecommunications Practice at Yohanan Mateus Law provides business and regulatory guidance for telecommunications networks and service providers in the same manner our telecom clients deliver services to their customers — fast-paced, adaptive and highly responsive in a competitive and dynamic industry.
Our attorneys have provided strategic advice and regulatory support at both the state and federal levels for decades, assisting clients in navigating evolving regulatory frameworks that promote innovation, competition and investment while protecting consumer interests.
Industry Leadership & Regulatory Insight
The practice is led by a former General Counsel of the Kansas Corporation Commission and supported by attorneys with extensive governmental experience, including a former Chairman of the Missouri Public Service Commission and senior counsel to former U.S. Senator Bob Dole and former Kansas Governor Mike Hayden.
This depth of regulatory leadership provides clients with unparalleled insight into how telecommunications policy is shaped, implemented and enforced.
Telecommunications Clients
Yohanan Mateus Law represents a wide range of telecommunications providers and industry participants, including ILECs, CLECs and IXCs, as well as producers and consumers of telecommunications services.
Our clients benefit from extensive experience before regulatory bodies such as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the Kansas Corporation Commission and the Missouri Public Service Commission on complex state and federal regulatory matters.
Regulatory & Business Solutions
- Drafting and enacting comprehensive telecommunications and CATV regulatory reform legislation
- Representing national telecommunications companies in state tax disputes, class actions and state and federal litigation
- Advising on regulatory strategies connected to legislative and policy developments
Telecommunications Services
- Regulatory compliance and enforcement
- Universal service fund issues
- Certification and licensing proceedings
- General rate-making and tariff applications
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Rulemaking proceedings and administrative complaints
- Real estate, zoning and land use matters