Long-term Communications Counsel to Seattle

In our decades-long counsel to the city of Seattle, our representation on various communications law issues includes:

  • Serving as lead counsel to negotiate and complete renewal of Comcast Communication’s cable franchise
  • Serving as lead counsel to negotiate and complete renewal of the Millennium Digital Media cable franchise and subsequent transfer of control
  • Drafting agreements for the city to create “Arts Zone” funding for a public, educational, and governmental (PEG) channel
  • Created a trademark for the “Arts Zone” in Seattle
  • Drafting fiber construction agreements for the city
  • Providing counsel in an 800 MHz rebanding proceeding with the FCC and Sprint Nextel
  • Resolving a transfer and bankruptcy action involving Broadstripe Communications, which resulted in a $750,000 settlement for the city
  • Redrafting the code of ordinances related to the city’s regulation of cable and communications services

Seattle's population exceeds 500,000, and cable operators serve nearly 200,000 subscribers. We work closely with the city attorney’s office and Seattle’s Department of Information and Technology to negotiate successful solutions on behalf of the city.

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