Admitted to Practice | U.S. Court of Appeals D.C. Circuit, 2006 | | U.S. District Court District of Columbia, 2002 | | District of Columbia, 2001 | | Maryland, 2000 |
| Chris Fedeli focuses on the cable television and wireless industries and represents his clients in all areas of communications law including litigation, regulation, policy and transactions. He is experienced in most areas of cable law and regulation with particular expertise in disputes with broadcasters concerning carriage, and in disputes with utilities concerning pole attachments. Chris is also experienced in wireless law and regulation with a focus on wireless spectrum regulation and deployment disputes. Selected Experience Cable operators and cable networks Ongoing Representation of cable operators and cable networks in FCC complaint and rulemaking proceedings concerning must carry and retransmission consent rules. Cable operators Ongoing Representation of cable operators in various Communications Act and FCC regulatory and competition policy matters. Wireless providers, cable operators, and cable networks Ongoing Representation of clients in FCC spectrum auctions and various other spectrum acquisitions, disputes, and FCC regulatory matters. National provider of broadband services 2010 Represented cable operator in litigation resulting in the dismissal of a federal complaint brought by a utility company that demanded higher pole attachment payments for the operator's provision of telecommunications and voice services over its cable system. NextG Networks 2009 Represented NextG in complaint against telecommunications provider, RCN, for denial of access to underground conduits in Massachusetts. Cable system operator 2009 Represented cable operator in obtaining an Atlanta court ruling which placed jurisdiction over pole attachment rate disputes with the FCC. Victory in litigation that has been going on since 2006 over the application of the telecom attachment rate to mixed cable and telecom networks, with approximately $5 million at stake directly and hundreds of millions of dollars at risk nationally from adverse rulings. NextG Networks, Inc. 2008 Represented telecommunications provider in successful D.C. Circuit appeal of FCC decision imposing back-up power requirements on all telephone company and wireless facilities. Florida Cable Telecommunications Association 2007 Represented clients in pole attachment complaint against Gulf Power, after the defendant terminated pole attachment agreements and demanded new ones with 600 percent rate increases. Additional Qualifications
- Associate, Cole, Raywid & Braverman LLP
- Associate, Richard S. Becker & Associates Chtd.
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Professional and Community Activities
- Federal Communications Bar Association – Co-chair, Video Programming and Distribution Committee, 2009-2011; Executive Committee, 2008-2009; Co-chair, Young Lawyers Committee, 2006-2008.
- National Capital Alumni Chapter of Delta Tau Delta – President, 2006-2007; Officer, 2004-2006.
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Education J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 1999 B.A., Philosophy and Rhetoric, University of Pittsburgh, 1996 | |