Telecommunications
We support mobile and fixed line operators, internet providers and infrastructure operators. A regulated sector supervised by the National Commission for Electronic Communications: authorisation of activity, radio frequency spectrum licences, access to infrastructure, interconnection and roaming, protection of subscriber data.
Why PROCTOR
Telecom business depends on two resources controlled by the state: frequencies and access to infrastructure. PROCTOR handles authorisation and spectrum matters, conducts disputes over infrastructure access tariffs and builds the contractual interconnection relations between operators.
A separate block of work is the protection of subscriber data and legally correct handling of law enforcement requests for information about subscribers.
Lines of work
- Licensing and radio frequency resourceAuthorisation of activity, licences to use the radio frequency spectrum, refarming, appeals against decisions of the National Commission for Electronic Communications.
- Access to infrastructureContracts for access to cable ducts, poles and in building networks, disputes over access tariffs, shared use of infrastructure.
- Interconnection and roamingInterconnection agreements between operators, settlements for traffic termination, international roaming and integration with the EU.
- Protection of subscriber dataConfidentiality of communications, data retention, law enforcement requests for access to information about subscribers.
Practices for the industry
The teams of PROCTOR that run matters in this sector.
Competition law and government relations (GR)A practice for companies whose main risk comes from the state as regulator: merger clearances and investigations by the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine, support during inspections and defence against administrative pressure, and, as a premium layer on top, influence over the rules of the game through lawmaking and advocacy.
Corporate law and M&AThe flagship transactional practice: the legal foundation for owning, running and selling a business. It covers M&A deals, corporate structuring and the protection of owners' interests, together with adjacent areas - employment relations with staff and senior management, and the personal wealth matters of business owners (private clients).
Dispute resolution and enforcementThe full cycle of protecting a client's interests in a dispute: national courts of every jurisdiction and instance, international commercial and investment arbitration and, above all, turning a judgment won into money actually recovered.
Intellectual property and data protectionProtection of the intangible assets of a business: brands, technology, content and trade secrets - plus the lawfulness of personal data processing and legal readiness for cyber incidents. A natural pair for technology and consumer companies.
Tax practiceA standalone practice with the strongest lead generation potential: protecting a business from additional tax assessments, blocked tax invoices and pressure from the tax authorities, together with the lawful optimisation of the tax burden.
Clients from the industry
