Industry

Telecoms

Taking Information and Creating Innovation

Emerging technologies and changing habits are shifting customer behaviour and the customer journey. As the industry adapts and media and technology converge, the growing list of telecom and media players are redefining the way incumbents do business. DPC is following the trends and is at the forefront of the regulatory changes that are enabling the transformation. Clients turn to us for specialised advice and technically strong legal instruction.

Key contacts

  • Unique regulatory expertise on local and EU level - actively involved in the establishment of the modern technology legal framework in Bulgaria
  • Legal services to fixed and mobile operators, satellite telecommunications operators
  • Regulatory advice to infrastructure providers, VoIP operators, Internet service providers and WiMAX operators
  • Legal assistance to a number of international carriers and telecom service and equipment providers in relation to their businesses
  • Assistance in the acquisition of necessary registrations and permissions
  • Professional legal advice on complex regulatory matters, drafting commercial contracts and IRU agreements
  • Contracts for provision of different types of electronic communications services and the related terms of service
We have broad experience in advising globally renowned corporations and the biggest private Bulgarian Internet service providers, content providers, web portals, software companies, engineering firms, certification service providers and other growing IT businesses

Helping Innovate Media and Telecom Businesses

DPC works with television, film and digital media platforms providing advice on the full spectrum of corporate services, transactions and private equity investments. Our regulatory and technical expertise positions our team to offer a full spectrum of legal advisory, including data protection, licensing and consumer law advice.

Work highlights:

Telenor Bulgaria - legal and regulatory advice on IT deployment projects, on the provision of mobile payments services, data security, data storage and data protection issues, general terms and conditions, revenue share agreements and more.

Bulgarian Association of Cable and Communications Operators - drafting of the first Ethics Code of Telecommunications Operators in Bulgaria

Data center operator - legal support with respect to the participation of the local subsidiary in the public consultations for amendments to the Bulgarian Electronic Communications Act  

Decades of Industry Experience

For over two decades, DPC has been strategically focusing on serving clients in various areas of technology. This is why practice areas such as intellectual property, dispute resolution, TMT and corporate and M&A have lawyers with specific telecom industry expertise.

Work highlights:

Independent telecom provider – advice during the acquisition of a boutique electronic communications networks and services provider

Private telecom – advice on regulatory compliance matters concerning multiple cases of traffic data/metadata requests from local and EU authorities to provide data about users of the company

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