Electronic communications
Areas of expertise
Corporate finance and transactional work in the electronic communications sector
Advice on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, IPOs and corporate reorganisations. Also advising on corporate compliance, risk management, regulatory and insurance issues, tax and funding.
Sector specific regulatory, competition and communications policy
Advice on regulatory matters which affect communications companies and on devising policies which make best use of them. Making representations to the industry regulator on behalf of clients and industry bodies. Advising on the impact and implementation of the ICT Charter and the transformation provisions contained in the Electronic Communications Act for clients in the sector.
Industry specific procurement and commercial work
The team handles communications equipment procurement; broadband projects; convergence and content work; outsourcing and a wide range of commercial work which requires industry knowhow, and a good working knowledge of electronic communications infrastructure and technologies.
Infrastructure, network build and management work, including advice on the Electronic Communications Code
Assisting companies to build their electronic communications networks and best manage their property portfolios in order to provide optimum end user access.
Litigation and dispute management
Our team has been involved in industry defining litigation since the deregulation of electronic communications in South Africa in the Court system, before the Regulator and before the Competition Authorities. We provide our clients with information and advice to empower them to make strategic decisions before committing valuable financial and management resources, to minimize disruption to business, control costs, and maintain valuable commercial relationships.
Africa
Sector members have been involved in negotiating and assisting with the implementation of numerous contractual and regulatory matters throughout Africa including licensing of wireless technologies, service provision agreements, interconnect agreements and undersea cable agreements. Our South African office offers clients a springboard into Africa, a continent rich with opportunities in electronic communications.
Human resources
Eversheds advises on employment and industrial relations issues including such sector specific issues as employee data privacy and interception of electronic communications.