Practices

Cable Television

Fraser Trebilcock's attorneys have extensive experience serving the cable television industry. As legal counsel to the Michigan Cable Telecommunications Association for over 30 years, our attorneys represent the Association and its members on a variety of diverse issues confronting the cable television industry. The Firm's attorneys have also handled Michigan-related matters for the National Cable & Telecommunications Association.

With offices in Detroit and Lansing, our Firm is well-situated to represent the cable television industry before state and federal courts and governmental agencies. Fraser Trebilcock's attorneys are experienced in representing clients in the following areas:

• Pole attachment rates
• Pole audits
• MPSC proceedings
• Negotiating agreements
• Overlashing/safety disputes
• Municipal franchises
• Right-of-way issues
• Cable theft
• Competitive issues with respect to efforts by utilities to unfairly compete in a cable television market
• Tax issues
• Entry into telecommunications markets
• Litigation
• Governmental relations
• Utility Rates