TELECOMMUNICATIONS
The evolution of telecommunications technology has fundamentally transformed the ways in which people communicate, access information and entertainment, and conduct business. The scale and pace of these changes requires a legal team with the knowledge and experience to navigate the acquisition, development, permitting, and regulatory landscape.
The combined assets of Bowditch’s permitting and development, real estate, corporate, tax, employment and labor, public finance, and litigation groups help us meet the increasingly demanding and sophisticated needs of our telecommunications clients. With practical expertise, a streamlined approach, and attention to detail, the telecommunications practice at Bowditch works closely with private and public clients to formulate national, regional, state, and local strategies for their network development, including:
- Site review and acquisition
- Leasing
- Zoning, permitting and land use approvals
- Litigation
- Employment counsel, advice and defense of employment disputes
- Drafting contracts, easements, and site license agreements
- Resolving title issues
- Governmental procurements
- Regulatory compliance
Our telecommunications team serves a wide variety of clients, including FCC licensed wireless communications providers, DAS and small cell providers, and independent infrastructure developers. We have obtained approvals for hundreds of wireless facilities throughout Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire. Our attorneys have also counseled clients and successfully represented them in appeals under the Telecommunications Act of 1996, and successfully defended appeals challenges to approvals by project opponents.
Partners
Of Counsel

Publications
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Amy Morrissey Writes “The secret for a successful merger” for the Worcester Business Journal
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Client Alert: U.S. Department of Labor Seeks to Expand Overtime Protections
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Client Alert: EEOC Issues Regulations Pursuant to the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
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Client Alert: NLRB Adopts New Standard for Evaluating Lawfulness of Work Rules
Events + Recordings
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Brigid Harrington to Present “How the Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Decision Could Impact Businesses’ DEI Policies” for Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
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AiVi Nguyen Spoke at the Worcester Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Worcester Program
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Josh Lewin Presented at the Massachusetts Bar Association Program “Is The Massachusetts Anti-SLAPP Statute Working As Intended?”
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Navigating a Reduction in Force
News
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Ray Ripple Quoted in “Management-side bar braces for fallout from ‘Stericycle’” in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
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23 Bowditch Attorneys Recognized in the 2024 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and 10 Bowditch Attorneys Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America™
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Chelsie Vokes Quoted in “The end of affirmative action will have impacts beyond higher ed” in the Boston Business Journal
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Josh Lewin Quoted in Bloomberg Law’s “Broken State Speech Shield Unites Courts, Lawmakers Seeking Fix”
The Case for Inclusion
Brigid Harrington to Present “How the Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Decision Could Impact Businesses’ DEI Policies” for Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
Tracy Thomas Boland Participated in the Boston Business Journal’s Mentoring Monday Event
New Year, New Protections for Pregnant and Lactating Employees, Restrictions on Pre-Dispute Non-Disclosure and Non-Disparagement Provisions