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Energy, Telecommunications & Utilities

Telecommunications and Public Utility Practice

We have extensive experience representing clients before the Louisiana Public Service Commission (LPSC) and other regulatory bodies. The firm handles several matters affecting telecommunications, electric, and water and sewerage companies, including:

  • Utility rate cases
  • Cost of service investigations
  • Prudence investigations
  • Complaint proceedings
  • Rule-making proceedings
  • And various other regulatory proceedings

Who we Represent

Our lawyers represent telecommunications companies, and electric companies in commercial and quasi-regulatory litigation, including litigation arising under the Telecommunications Act of 1996.

The firm has represented clients in rulemaking and ratemaking proceedings in nearly every major energy-related proceeding before the LPSC over the past ten years. This experience has given the firm a unique perspective and understanding of the public utility field.

What You Can Expect

The firm advises clients considering the construction and operation of cogeneration facilities and non-utility generation facilities in Louisiana. Our attorneys closely monitor the changes and restructuring of the telecommunications industry. We investigate potential retail competition in the electric industry. Our clients include large commercial and industrial users of energy, non-utility power producers and marketers, and local and long distance telecommunications providers.

Long Law Firm’s telecommunications and utilities section works closely with the firm’s business sections to provide comprehensive representation to our clients. Further, the attorneys in this section keep abreast of the rapid developments in public utility law, enabling them to serve the diverse legal needs of clients in these rapidly changing industries.

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