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Communications | Selected Experience

Regulatory analysis

Submitted a white paper and made presentations to the staff of the FCC and the staffs of FCC Commissioners regarding proposed rules concerning the unbundling obligations of local exchange carriers. Analysis considered issues of market definition, and standards and tests for determining impairment.

Provided expert testimony before the FCC in connection with rules pertaining to exclusive contracts between vertically integrated content providers and cable companies. Analysis focused on growing competition in video distribution, trends in vertical integration among content providers, and issues in “must have” programming.

Served as the government’s expert related to Section 271 provisions of the Telecom Act and developed criteria to determine when local exchange services were sufficiently competitive to permit entry by the regional Bell companies into long distance.

International regulatory analysis

Quantified the benefits of telecommunications deregulation in Germany and other major European countries for Deutsche Telekom.

Assisted the telecommunications regulator in Singapore regarding the introduction of a price cap on retail voice telephony services.

Served as the representative for Italy in the European organization of national regulatory authorities (working group on assessment of significant market power) and in meetings with the European Union.

Selected Experience
Antitrust and merger analysis
Auctions and competitive bidding
Cost modeling
Litigation and discovery support
Regulatory Analysis