Our Services
Kris has represented ISPs in almost every legal aspect of the industry since 1997. Among the issues the firm assists with are:
- Negotiating Billing Disputes with Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers
- Litigating Formal Complaints at State regulatory commissions and the FCC against incumbent local exchange carriers
- Wireless ISP issues including assistance with interference problems and spectrum leasing
- Contract issues, including terms of service and purchase agreements
The firm also represents traditional CLECs and VoIP providers offering regulatory support. The firm has assisted dozens of ISPs with the decision to start a CLEC and with the ultimate implementation. Representation starts with filing the necessary paperwork through interconnection agreement negotiation, and ultimately being in a position to submit orders to the ILEC. After that, the firm provides updates and advice regarding the constant regulatory change.
- Negotiate Interconnection Agreements with Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers
- Assist with interconnection disputes with ILECs
- Prosecute formal complaints at state PUCs and FCC against ILECs
- Negotiate Billing Disputes
- Prepare customer contracts
- Assist with state and federal regulatory filings
LOKT provides basic corporate services as well. In addition, the firm often assists clients’ local lawyers in telecom-specific issues as they relate to the client’s overall business objectives.
- Corporate organization
- Contract drafting and review
- Trademark acquisition and protection
- Copyright issues
ISPs and CLECs face an industry awash in litigation, and are severely out-gunned. This firm provides truly cost-efficient representation to protect clients’ interests.
- Counsel regarding formal complaints at state regulatory commissions and the FCC
- Assist in mediation and arbitration of disputes
The firm currently serves over fifty clients in both a legal and regulatory consulting capacity. Among these clients and affiliated companies are the following:
- Aero Communications- a CLEC with an affiliated ISP with its primary operations in Kentucky and Illinois, currently expanding into ten other states;
- American Association of Service Providers- trade association representing ISPs
- Blue Beacon Capital- counsel to investment bank in Malibu, California specializing in telecommunications
- California ISP Association- LoKT is counsel to CISPA, one of the largest state associations representing the interests of ISPs at the California PUC, FCC, state legislature and Congress
- CommPartners Holding Corporation- Kris serves as Regulatory Counsel to this national CLEC creating a wholesale, facilities-based VoIP network;
- DSLExtreme- one of the largest independent ISPs in the U.S., operating from California;
- Golden Group- producer of ISPCON and other industry trade shows
- Grand Valley Telecom- a CLEC with affiliated ISP in Colorado
- HardConnect- network integrator located in California
- Hypertech- ISP with affiliated CLEC in Arkansas
- I Element- CLEC with operations in California, Nevada, Texas, and Illinois
- Kentucky Telephone- a CLEC with affiliated ISP in Kentucky
- linkLINE- ISP in southern California
- Merrimac Communications- CLEC operating in Wisconsin with affiliated ISP and cable company
- Montana Opticom- fiber to the premises CLEC in Montana
- New Frontiers Telecommunications- a CLEC with an affiliated ISP operating in and around Hagerstown, Maryland
- Norcast Communications- CLEC operating in California
- OACYS- wireless ISP in California
- Part-15.org- a national trade association representing wireless ISPs
- PCS 1- a CLEC providing voice and data in California with dozens of collocated facilities;
- Redwire Broadband- DSL provider in California
- Sonic.net- large ISP in Northern California offering broadband over DSL and wireless
- Sunset.net- ISP in California
- SurfCity Networks- ISP in California
- Swift River Telecom- CLEC with affiliated ISP in Massachusetts
- Telecom Services of the Lowcountry- CLEC with affiliated ISP operating in coastal South Carolina
- Terran3- ISP in coastal North Carolina with affiliated CLEC
- TierZero- CLEC and data provider in California
- Trynetics- wireless ISP in Arizona
- Vircom- wireless ISP in Washington
- webBeams- hot-spot operator in Wisconsin
- WISPA- a national trade association representing wireless ISPs
- XATel- CLEC with affiliated ISP operating in Maine
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