Telecommunications

The Telecommunications attorneys at Mette, Evans & Woodside have represented major wireless telecommunications carriers for more than a decade. Our clients include AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, Cingular, T-Mobile, Alltel, 360 Communications, Cellular One, and Shentel PCS, as well as others throughout Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Northern Virginia.

Our team of Telecommunications attorneys are experienced in assisting clients in securing reviews and approvals from municipalities and/or other real estate and transactional aspects. To ensure prompt review and expeditious approval of the plans of our clients, we work closely with our client's engineers. In those very few cases which have been denied by the municipalities, our attorneys are experienced in all forms of appellate relief.

Our Telecommunications practice provides counsel on:

• Site acquisition
• Title research and title examination
• Lease and other documentation including entry and testing agreements, letters of authorization for zoning procedures
• Subdivision and land development ordinance and analysis and advice
• Zoning ordinance analysis and advice
• Representation at all phases of land development applications
• Environmental evaluations and clean-up
• Representation, as needed, in building permit applications
• Drafting and/or commenting on proposed telecommunications provisions in proposed ordinances
• Other municipal approvals

Our attorneys have developed a proficiency in designing, negotiating and evaluating transactional documents for telecommunications facilities and sites. Our long term working relationships with municipal solicitors and local knowledge has proven to be invaluable in obtaining the desired results for our clients.