Mitchell F. Brecher

Mitchell F. (Rick) Brecher focuses his practice on telecommunications and media law and regulation. Rick has practiced before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), other federal departments and agencies, state regulatory commissions, and trial and appellate courts. Rick represents clients in telecommunications transactional matters and provides business counseling and contract assistance to telecommunications and media clients. Concentrations

•Federal communications laws, including the Communications Act
•International Telecommunications
•Access to multitenant environments
•Administrative and regulatory practice
•Alternative dispute resolution
•Broadcast licensing and regulation
•Broadband policy
•Cable television regulation, including program access, must carry and retransmission consent
•Commercial transactions involving telecommunications and media companies
•Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI), pretexting and other privacy issues
•E911 compliance
•FCC equipment certifications and labeling requirements
•FCC licensing
•FCC enforcement and investigations
•Internet services
•IP-enabled services, including Voice over the Internet Protocol (VoIP) services
•Judicial and administrative litigation
•Local franchising
•Multichannel Video Programming Distribution (MVPD)
•Regulatory forbearance
•Rulemaking and inquiry proceedings
•Rural telecommunications investment, build-out and regulation
•Satellite licensing, operations and transactions
•Spectrum allocation and licensing
•State regulatory practice
•Tariffs and rates
•Telecommunications taxation and regulatory fee issues
•Telecommunications service agreements
•Telephone Consumer Protection Act, including Telemarketing, robocalling, Do-not-call, and Junk Fax laws and regulations
•Universal service
•Utility certification
•Wireless telecommunications

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers, 2014-2019
•Rated, AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5