Communications Law Paul Usoro & Co, PUC, is unarguably Nigeria's foremost Communications Law firm. PUC's Communications Practice began in 1985 when it was appointed as one of the pioneer external counsels to the then newly incorporated Nigerian Telecommunications Limited NITEL. Over time, PUC became the law firm of choice for NITEL, among others, for its core communications assignments. With the enactment of the Nigerian Communications Commission Decree No. 75 of 1992 and subsequent liberalisation of the telecommunications industry, PUC started providing services to the new private sector communications companies and was later approached for services by the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, the industry regulator. With that, the firm became identified as primary advisers in most of the reform activities that have taken place in the sector notably from 1999 to date.
Communications Law Practice Areas
PUC's Communications Practice covers the entire gamut of communications law and practice. In particular, we provide services and offer advice in the following areas, amongst others:
Litigation and arbitral proceedings generally
Start-up of communications and information technology companies
Licensing processes under the Nigerian Communications Act No. 19 of 2003
Country report on the Nigerian communications industry
Negotiation of equipment purchase and installation agreements
Software licensing agreements
Interconnectivity agreements and related issues
Electronic commerce and ancillary transactions
Intellectual property issues
Due diligence and/or status report
Privatization of national companies
Credit appraisal and documentation
Capital raising processes debt, equity, quasi-equity or mixed
Communications laws, byelaws and other regulatory and related issues
Investment advisory services
Contract management
Fair trading and anti-competition practices
Internet service provision and regulatory issues
Restructuring, mergers, acquisitions and joint venture transactions
Public policy formulation and implementation.
Regulatory issues
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