The Firm’s experience in international telecommunications transactions includes privatizations, joint ventures, financings and international regulatory and tax matters.
Examples of this practice include the following:
Representation of the Government of the Sultanate of Oman in privatization of the payphone system and licensing of payphone and calling card operators.
Representation of consortium headed by U.S. telecommunications carrier in winning US$301 million bid for PCS license for Greater Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area.
Representation of a telecommunications company in connection with the purchase of a majority of shares of Telecomunicaciones de Puerto Rico, Inc. from the Puerto Rico Telephone Authority in a transaction valued at over US$2 billion.
Representation of Telecomunicaciones de Puerto Rico, Inc. in SEC-registered public offering of US$1 billion in Senior Notes.
Representation of CTI Holdings S.A., an Argentine cellular provider, in the SEC-registered public offering of US$262,848,000 in Senior Deferred Coupon Notes.
Representation of the winning consortium in connection with the US$1.9 billion privatization of Compañía Anónima Nacional de Teléfonos de Venezuela, the Venezuelan national telephone company.
Representation of a U.K. telecommunications company in connection with its US$60 million purchase of a U.S.-based prepaid calling card and other telecommunications services business.
Representation of a U.K. telecommunications company in connection with its US$60 million purchase of a U.S.-based multiservice telecommunications business operating on a worldwide basis.
Representation of Argentine cellular providers in a multifacility project financing of approximately US$500 million.
Representation of a major power corporation’s satellite division in the negotiation and closing of a multiyear network equipment and service agreement with two major automobile manufacturers for the installation and operation of a satellite communication network for their dealerships throughout Europe.
Representation of a Mexican long-distance telecommunications company in connection with a US$285,698,133 bank credit facility guaranteed by the Export-Import Bank of the United States and a US$175,000,000 credit facility with Export Development Corporation of Canada.
Representation of a telecommunications company in connection with public bid process for cellular telephone licenses in Brazil.
Representation of a broadcasting company in connection with the legal and regulatory structure of the first 24-hour Spanish-language network in 20 countries.
Representation of a satellite communications company in connection with the sale of a satellite communications system to a French state-owned entity.
International tax planning in connection with a joint venture for the satellite broadcasting of television programs in the Middle East.
International tax planning for a U.S. corporation’s joint venture investment in a foreign telecommunications project.
Representation of a telecommunications company in connection with the sale of software and related telecommunications equipment to EMETEL of Ecuador.
Representation of a telecommunications company in the privatization of CTC, the principal telephone carrier of Chile.
Representation of a telecommunications company in the privatization of INTEL, the long-distance carrier in Chile.
Representation of a telecommunications company in the public bid process for the two main telephone carriers in Argentina.
Representation of an international consortium in the privatization of TELMEX, the Mexican telephone company.
Representation of an international consortium in the public bid process for the controlling interest in the two main Peruvian telephone companies.
Representation of a U.S. and local consortium in the privatization of INTEL, the telephone company of Panama.
Representation of a telecommunications company in the privatization process for the two telephone companies of El Salvador formed upon the split of ANTEL and the telephone companies in Ecuador, Nicaragua, Uruguay and Guatemala.
Representation of a telecommunications company in the UNICOM joint venture in Mexico and in the merger of UNICOM and ALESTRA to provide long-distance and other services.
Representation of the data services subsidiary of a telecommunications company in the establishment of a data center in Mexico.
Representation of the air-to-ground subsidiary of a telecommunications company in a joint venture in Mexico with TELMEX for the provision of in-flight telecommunications.
Representation of a telecommunications company in a joint venture that owns two Argentine cellular providers covering all of Argentina, other than Buenos Aires.
Partners & Counsel
The following partners and counsel practice in this area:
