Bennet & Bennet, PLLC Relocates to Capitol Hill Move to Strengthen Company's Access to Policy Decision Makers.

WASHINGTON -- Bennet & Bennet, PLLC, the leading legal advocate for rural telecommunications companies in America, today announced that the firm has moved to Capitol Hill to strengthen its government relations practice. The firm's new location will provide staffers with increased access to the legislators and Commission proceedings that determine policies affecting Bennet & Bennet's rural telecommunications clients.

Bennet & Bennet made a significant investment in offering advocacy and lobbying services before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Congress on behalf of their rural telecommunications clients with the appointment of Jessica Bridges in March of this year. This move to Capitol Hill will significantly boost Ms. Bridges' ability to respond quickly and enhance relationships with key decision makers. Bridges said about the move, "I'm looking forward to leveraging our new location on behalf of our growing client base."

Bennet & Bennet's comprehensive service offering, which includes network design and engineering, legal consulting and representation and advocacy will benefit greatly by residing at the heart of the action and will promote an even more proactive approach to influencing rural telecommunications policy. According to Carri Bennet, managing principle of Bennet & Bennet, "Our focus on lobbying efforts and advocacy at the FCC and Capitol Hill strengthens our ability to ensure that telecommunications policies are drafted in a manner that takes rural telecommunication carriers into consideration. Being located on Capitol Hill will help us continue to meet that goal." The firm's new address is 10 G Street, NW, Seventh Floor, Washington, D.C., 20002, located across the street from Union Station.

About Bennet & Bennet

Bennet & Bennet, PLLC is a full service telecommunications law firm specializing in the representation of rural telephone companies and telephone cooperatives. The firm has a particular expertise in wireless telecommunications matters gained through the representation of cellular carriers, wireless cable providers, paging companies, specialized mobile radio (SMR) operators, personal communications service (PCS) providers and broadband wireless companies. The firm is unique because it also employs degreed electrical engineers to provide radio frequency (RF) design, network and technical support to its wireless clients.

The combined legal and technical capabilities of the firm allow it to assist its clients with bid evaluations, interconnection negotiations, vendor contracts, tower siting issues and all facets of its telecommunications clients' needs where a thorough understanding of detailed engineering specifications, and the ability to integrate that understanding into the necessary legal documents, is essential to the successful implementation of telecommunications systems. The firm negotiates and structures acquisitions, mergers and license transfers; develops auction strategies for those seeking spectrum through the FCC auction process; counsels clients on regulatory compliance; and participates in licensing and rulemaking proceedings before the FCC. Bennet & Bennet has participated in virtually every major FCC rulemaking proceeding affecting the interests of rural wireless telecommunications providers. The firm also represents its clients' interests before state regulatory bodies, federal courts and Congress.

In addition to its representation of rural telephone companies and wireless telecommunications providers, Bennet & Bennet has significant experience in the representation of competitive local exchange carriers, broadcasters, cable companies, equipment manufacturers, video programmers, resellers, private land mobile and microwave licensees, and providers of long distance and international telecommunications services. Bennet & Bennet also advises and counsels clients interested in the provision of advanced telecommunications services utilizing emerging telecommunications technologies.