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February 9, 2012

Bryan Tramont speaks at ABA Forum on Communication Law - February 11, 2012

Bryan Tramont was a speaker at the ABA Forum on Communication Law Seminar in Orlando, FL on February 11, 2012.   The workshop covered some old FCC favorites - indecency, media ownership, and product placement - as well as issues that are priorities for the new FCC Chairman.
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January 9, 2012

Enforcement Newsletter - January 9, 2012

David H. Solomon
FCC Enforcement Update - this edition summarizes notable FCC-related enforcement matters during the second half of 2011.
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January 3, 2012

Brad Gillen Joins Wilkinson Barker Knauer from the Federal Communications Commission

Bradley K. Gillen has joined Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP as a partner in its Washington, D.C. office, effective today. For the past two years, Mr. Gillen held senior positions at the Federal Communications Commission. He most recently served as Special Counsel to the Wireline Competition Bureau Chief, working on the recently-adopted reforms to the FCC’s Universal Service Fund, and before that was a Legal Advisor to FCC Commissioner Meredith Attwell Baker on wireline, broadband, and media issues.
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December 27, 2011

Paul Sinderbrand Speaking on “Roaming in an LTE Environment” at 4GWE Conference and Expo

On February 1, 2012, WBK partner Paul Sinderbrand will be speaking on “Roaming in an LTE Environment” at the 4GWE Conference and Expo in Miami Beach, FL.
 
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December 16, 2011

Ray Gifford Speaks at Colorado PUC Commissioners' Information Meeting

Ray Gifford was a speaker at the Colorado PUC Commissioners’ Information Meeting, December 16, 2011on the universal service order.
 
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December 11, 2011

Local Regulation May Quell New Towers, Collocation - AGL Magazine

William J. Sill
Localities squash more than mosquitoes with new aviation marking and lighting requirements. As if tower owners, builder and collocators did not have enought regulatory challenges, a new and disturbing trend is affecting regulation at the local level.
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December 1, 2011

The BLT: "FCC Spectrum Ruling a 'Most Satisfying' Victory for Wilkinson Lawyer Tritt..."


"For Wilkinson Barker Knauer partner Cheryl Tritt, a five-year campaign to win approval from the Federal Communications Commission came to a happy end Wednesday when the agency approved the use of spectrum for a potentially revolutionary medical treatment that could allow paralyzed people to regain the use of their limbs...  
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December 1, 2011

Hanser and Keller Discussed Connect America and Mobility Funds at 12/13 Webinar

The FCC’s new $4.5 billion Connect America Fund reforms the decades-old Universal Service Fund to promote modernization of the nation’s communications infrastructure and bring broadband Internet services to millions of people who currently don’t have access.
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November 9, 2011

Ray Gifford Featured Speaker at the Mercatus Center's Technology Policy Program

Mercatus Center's Technology Policy Program  - a new framework for broadband and the FCC on November 9, 2011.   Ray Gifford was one of the featured speakers at the Mercatus Center's Technology Policy Program on November 9, 2011 from 10:00 - 11:30 am. The discussion examined if a new framework might be needed for broadband policy and the possibility of reforming the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
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November 1, 2011

Wilkinson Barker Knauer Named “Law Firm of the Year” in the Communications Law Category by U.S. News-Best Lawyers

Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP has been named “Law Firm of the Year” in the Communications Law category for 2011-2012 by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®,  who together publish an annual listing of the “Best Law Firms” in the United States.
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