Internet and New Technologies

The unprecedented growth of the Internet, the emergence of IP-based services and the explosion of innovative communications service offerings have created new legal challenges for businesses, as traditional communications regulatory systems and legal frameworks strain to address new technologies and service delivery mechanisms. Internet services, including traditional, broadband and wireless Internet access, Voice over IP (VoIP), content and application services, equipment and devices and e-commerce applications all require knowledge of the shifting legal and regulatory landscape. We have been on the cutting edge of these and other key issues, including Internet pricing and contract negotiation, access and service provisioning, public safety obligations, service quality and speed issues, customer privacy protections, mandated access for persons with disabilities requirements, and other government obligations.