Bruce T. Frankiewich > Phillips Lytle LLP > Buffalo, United States > Lawyer Profile
Phillips Lytle LLP Offices
One Canalside 125 Main Street Buffalo
NY 14203-2887
United States
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Bruce T. Frankiewich
Work Department
Telecommunications Law
Position
With over 25 years of experience in the deployment and operation of wireline and wireless networks, Bruce assists telecommunications providers, information service providers, infrastructure providers and broadband service providers connect with their customers.
Bruce has real world experience having served as in-house counsel with a fiber optic-based telecom operating company and a global wireless carrier, and is highly skilled at securing state operating authority, negotiating franchise and Right of Way access agreements, pole attachment agreements, network construction and maintenance agreements and in creating templates for the leasing and operation of data centers.
In connection with wireless infrastructure, Bruce has a depth of experience in the deployment, operation and maintenance of macro cell sites, small cells, indoor and outdoor Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) and the deployment of wireless infrastructure jointly with all leading wireless carriers at major high profile venues such as airports, transit systems, federal government buildings and major sporting arenas and stadiums.
Memberships
- American Bar Association
- Forum on Communications Law
- Infrastructure and Regulated Industries Section
- Federal Communications Bar Association
- Monroe County Bar Association
- New York State Bar Association
- Corporate Counsel Section
- Real Property Law Section
Education
- State University of New York at Buffalo Law School, J.D., 1988
- Canisius College, B.A., 1985
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: transactions
Phillips Lytle LLP‘s group handles acquisitions, lender financings, network operations and private equity and infrastructure investments. David E. Bronston co-leads the team from New York and has capabilities handling work at the intersection of telecoms infrastructure and real estate. Also in New York, Asaf Hahami represents telecoms infrastructure funds in the development and acquisition of tower portfolios. In Buffalo, co-head Kimberly R. Nason specializes in the development, modification and operation of cell towers, while Douglas W. Dimitroff represents telecoms carriers and infrastructure providers, among others. Rochester’s Bruce T. Frankiewich is also recommended.