Matthew C. Ames
Mr. Ames specializes in cable television issues and new communications technologies affecting local governments, and in the drafting and negotiating of franchise agreements and cable television ordinances. He has represented a variety of public and private sector clients in FCC rulemakings, including such matters as cable rate regulation, leased access, telecommunications inside wiring, and universal service, among others. Mr. Ames also has a broad background in corporate, commercial, and contract law, and has participated in the drafting and negotiation of cable television system purchase agreements, software licenses, television production contracts, and a wide variety of other transactions. He has also advised clients regarding the regulatory aspects of the deployment of intelligent transportation systems. Mr. Ames was very active in the development of the universal service discount program for schools and libraries (or "e-rate"). He prepared comments on behalf of a national coalition of national educational groups that proved instrumental in the approach taken by the FCC in its final rules. Mr. Ames continues to advise the coalition on matters related to implementation of the rules. Mr. Ames is fluent is Spanish and has a working knowledge of German. He is admitted to practice in Virginia and the District of Columbia. He received his law degree, cum laude, from Georgetown University Law Center in 1987, and his B.S. in 1980 from the College of William and Mary. Mr. Ames is a principal with the firm of Miller & Van Eaton.
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