The communications industry accounts for about 15% of the American economy and encompasses key aspects of daily life such as telephone, television, radio, newspapers, and the Internet. Businesses in this industry must navigate rapid changes in their competitive and regulatory environments. Bates White’s Communications Practice provides expert economic services in connection with a wide range of issues critical to this industry, including antitrust and merger analysis; discovery support; expert testimony; auction design; business planning and strategy; cost modeling and forecasting; and support for state, federal, and international regulatory proceedings.
Bates White professionals and Affiliates have been at the forefront of regulatory and strategic issues facing communications firms, including network unbundling, net neutrality, wireless neutrality, reverse auctions, Section 271 proceedings, a la carte and exclusive dealing in cable, the Internet backbone, as well as large mergers and business consolidations. To these industries’ particular challenges, Bates White’s Communications Practice brings to bear the firm’s general abilities for deep, data-intensive empirical analysis. We work with clients to understand their goals, and we are well-known for our ability to distill and communicate key economic concepts to non-economists, including attorneys, industry participants, and regulators.
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