About FH&H

Range Of Services

Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth has clients in every state, Puerto Rico, and Guam, as well as in several other countries. The firm serves as counsel to over 900 AM, FM and TV broadcast stations, local and long distance telephone companies, major banking institutions, telecommunications equipment suppliers, technological start-ups, private and common carrier fixed and mobile radio spectrum users, cable television systems, wireless cable entities, satellite communications service providers, computer and Internet companies, scientific research organizations, trade associations, universities, state and local governments and corporate users of telecommunications and information technology services.

Internationally, the firm has been employed by private companies and by the U.S. and other governments for its expertise in communications regulation. The firm evaluates the impact of U.S. telecommunications policy on international ventures, assists in the sale of communications properties overseas, and advises clients on the regulatory hurdles involved in foreign ownership of communications entities. Members of the firm regularly offer strategic and technical advice to clients whose varied business interests are directly affected by regulatory changes in foreign domestic markets and by international treaties, rules, and policies.

In addition to representing established telecommunication interests, the firm has helped several enterprises to launch new categories of products and services, in some cases overseeing major regulatory overhauls. The firm's views on policy issues are regularly solicited by the Department of State, the Federal Communication Commission and various working groups both in the government and private sectors. Our attorneys are active and influential as members and officers in numerous key industry associations and frequently participate as speakers, panel members, and study group chairs at major industry meetings.