Expertise · EU and North America

Cross-Border EU and U.S. Telecommunications Expert

Cross-border telecom matters require more than comparing regulations. They require understanding how corporate ownership, authorizations, numbering rights, interconnection, network architecture, vendors, data flows and operational responsibility connect across jurisdictions. Leo brings hands-on experience from regulated telecom businesses and proceedings in both Europe and the United States.

European experience

Licensed fixed and mobile telecommunications operations
EU and national telecom regulation, numbering and interconnection
Formal disputes involving major carriers, regulators and numbering authorities
Number portability, ENUM, voice and SMS interoperability
GDPR, data protection and cross-border processing

United States and North American experience

FCC registration, Form 499 and international Section 214 authorization
Team Telecom-related foreign-ownership and national-security review
Direct access to North American Numbering Plan resources
California telephone-corporation registration and interconnected VoIP operations
TCPA, robocall mitigation, traceback and STIR/SHAKEN

Value in cross-border matters

Leo can identify where apparently similar legal or technical concepts diverge between jurisdictions, connect the regulatory record to the actual network and corporate structure, and explain the result to counsel, courts, tribunals and arbitral panels.

Engagement applications

Cross-border litigation and regulatory disputes
International market entry and licensing strategy
Foreign-ownership, carrier and numbering due diligence
Technical evidence involving traffic, systems or data moving between jurisdictions
M&A and investment review of internationally regulated telecom and technology businesses

Public sources

FCC international Section 214 authority↗FCC direct-numbering authorization↗California registration decision↗ACM SMS interoperability decisions↗

For counsel

Discuss the technical record.

Engagements are subject to conflicts and scope review. Initial enquiries are treated as confidential.

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