Gross & Co.’s Telecommunications department accompanies well-known international entities as well as Israeli entities in all matters related to telecom and communications laws and their regulation in Israel – in the field of frequencies, fixed and mobile telephony lines, international and satellite communications, internet and computers, databases and privacy protection.
The team assists companies in examining the need for licenses and permits, representing and processing license applications or obtaining exemptions, submitting preliminary applications (pre-rolling), changes in licenses etc. We accompany media clients in tenders on frequencies and more. We also accompany our clients’ business activities in conducting due diligence and provide legal service for the purpose of mergers & acquisitions, public offerings, expanding areas of activity, financing, liens, and more. The team deals with supplementary subjects, such as cyber, databases, wiretapping, encryption, import & export of communications equipment and privacy protection products.
The firm has unique expertise in the regulatory requirements for ownership and change of control in communications companies. We provide comprehensive services and work in conjunction with additional departments as needed – such as intellectual property, labor law, tax, hi-tech and international transactions, bringing the department’s added value to complex multilateral transactions in the communications industry.
The team has accumulated decades’ worth of unparalleled experience in this field, providing clients with an astute understanding of regulatory implementation for the development of various innovative applications and expert advice in compliance with the communication laws relevant to their activities. These include voice, video, data and internet & broadband-based services, in multiple infrastructures – including satellites, cyber and more.
Our clients include some of the world’s largest, best-known telecom entities, computers and cloud services, along with old and new telecommunication service operators, service and equipment providers for telecommunication companies as well as start-ups in these fields. We accompany our clients from their initial business concept stage through their regulatory arrangement as needed, drafting complex agreements between investors, shareholders and commercial contracts and implementing them in practice.
