Joseph S. Calascione, Counsel, Communications

Joseph S. Calascione

Counsel

Areas of Focus

Joseph S. Calascione, Counsel, Communications

Joseph S. Calascione

Counsel

jcalascione@akingump.com

Areas of Focus

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Biography
  • Broad communications experience involving broadband infrastructure, net neutrality, telehealth, spectrum and robocall regulation.
  • Has served in regulatory and policy roles at the FCC and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Joseph focuses on advising telecommunications clients on legal, policy and regulatory issues both domestically and abroad. Joseph’s vast experience comes from working at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and as an FCC detailee to the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

As a detailee to the Senate Commerce Committee, Joseph drafted legislation regarding broadband infrastructure, regulatory reform, Universal Service Fund (USF) contributions reform, spectrum coordination and workforce development.

Joseph served as a legal advisor to FCC Commissioner Carr, where he advised on a wide portfolio of regulatory and enforcement issues, including:

  • Connect America Fund and the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund
  • Broadband mapping
  • Robocalling
  • Lifeline
  • E-Rate
  • Rural health care
  • Telehealth
  • Radiofrequency emission limits
  • National security
  • Telecom workforce development

Prior to joining the FCC, Joseph was a regulatory counsel with Deutsche Telekom. He evaluated merger and acquisition opportunities to ensure compliance with Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission, FCC and EU regulations. He provided analysis to company management on the impact of regulations regarding spectrum auctions and acquisitions, net neutrality, consolidation, privacy, labor relations, foreign ownership and international trade. In addition, he oversaw compliance with Deutsche Telekom’s national security agreement with Team Telecom, developing stringent procurement policies, annual reports and managing site inspections by federal agencies.

Languages
  • German

  • Mandarin

Education
  • J.D., George Mason University School of Law, 2013

  • B.A., University of Virginia, 2007

Bar Admissions
  • District of Columbia

  • Virginia

Recognitions
  • The Legal 500 US, Media, Technology and Telecoms: Telecoms and Broadcast: Regulatory, 2024.
Affiliations and Public Service
  • FCC Counsel on Detail, U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, February 2021 to December 2021.
  • Acting Legal Advisor, Office of Commissioner Carr, Federal Communications Commission, July 2019 to February 2021.
  • Special Counsel, Office of Economics and Analytics, Federal Communications Commission, February 2019 to July 2019.
  • Legal Advisor, Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, May 2017 to February 2019.
  • Member, Federal Communications Bar Association.

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