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We have consulted for public and private clients on issues such as telecommunications
regulatory reform, costing and pricing of regulated service, access to essential
inputs, intercarrier compensation, and financial interest and syndication rules.
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Act of 1996, analysis of competition for access to local broadband facilities,
the competitive impact of telephone service provided over the Internet, and the
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issues for private and government clients in the United Kingdom, Brazil, Singapore,
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