Bennet & Bennet to Acquire Engineering Services Group from Kurtis & Associates.Business Editors WASHINGTON, D.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 6, 2004 Combined Legal and Engineering Capabilities Allow Firm to Expand Service Offerings to Rural Telecommunications Carrier Customers Bennet bennet excludes the devil; used on door frames. [Medieval Folklore: Boland, 56] See : Protection & Bennet PLLC PLLC Professional Limited Liability Company PLLC Polk Life and Learning Center (Bartow, FL) PLLC Partners of Limited Liability Corporation , the leading legal advocate for rural telecommunications carriers in America, today announced the firm has acquired the engineering practice of Kurtis & Associates PC. Bennet & Bennet will combine the engineering resources with its law practice to offer radiofrequency (RF) design and implementation to Bennet & Bennet wireless telecommunications clients. Michael K. Kurtis, President of Kurtis & Associates, will serve as "Of Counsel" to Bennet & Bennet and collaborate on a variety of legal and engineering matters. The addition of the Engineering Group will allow Bennet & Bennet to offer full turnkey network design and installation services to its rural telecommunications carrier customers. These services include RF engineering, fixed network design, frequency planning and coordination, microwave backhaul design, and network optimization and drive testing Wireless service providers (especially in the USA) to build maps of signal strength for designing networks base stations, use a mobile setup with a spectrum analyzer, antenna and drive through the areas, thereby creating these signal-strength maps. This is called drive-testing. . Said Carri Bennet, Managing Principal of Bennet & Bennet, "We are very pleased about the value that this type of acquisition will bring to our clients. By integrating first-rate network design and RF engineering services with our existing legal practice, we are able to provide our telecommunications clients with a comprehensive suite of legal and technical services. In addition, we are very excited about having a resource like Michael Kurtis available to us. His unique combination of legal experience and technical expertise is second to none in the telecommunications industry, and we couldn't be more thrilled that he will be working with us." Michael K. Kurtis has over 20 years of experience in the telecommunications industry, as both a practicing attorney and electrical engineer. Prior to entering law school, Kurtis was a systems engineer for a major wireless equipment manufacturer, working on the design of two-way radio A voice network that provides an always-on connection enabling the user to just "push the button and talk." Also called "dispatch radio," two-way radio has traditionally been used by police, fire, taxi and other mobile fleets. systems (cellular and conventional), point-to-point radio systems, propagation The transmission (spreading) of signals from one place to another. studies, field-testing, and equipment design. In 1995 he combined his engineering and communications practices to form Kurtis & Associates, P.C, which provides legal and engineering representation to telephone companies, personal communications service Said Michael Kurtis, "I'm very excited about the synergies that will occur in this new relationship. For the past two years, Kurtis & Associates has worked very closely with Bennet & Bennet on a variety of issues affecting our rural client base. The Bennet & Bennet team of attorneys and consultants is among the finest in the industry and I am thrilled to be a part of that team." About Bennet & Bennet Bennet & Bennet, PLLC is a full service telecommunications law firm specializing in the representation of rural telecommunications companies See telecom company. . With expertise gained through the representation of cellular carriers, wireless cable providers, PCS providers and broadband wireless See wireless broadband. companies, Bennet & Bennet assists its clients in all facets of their telecommunications operations -- including the negotiation and structuring of acquisitions and license transfers, the strategic acquisition of spectrum at auction and in the secondary market, regulatory compliance counseling, and participation in licensing and rulemaking proceedings before the FCC (1) (Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC, www.fcc.gov) The U.S. government agency that regulates interstate and international communications including wire, cable, radio, TV and satellite. The FCC was created under the U.S. . Bennet & Bennet also assists its clients with intercarrier compensation negotiations, tower siting negotiations and contract negotiations, and represents its clients before state regulatory commissions, the federal courts, and Congress on telecommunications issues. The firm has participated in virtually every major FCC rulemaking proceeding affecting the interests of rural wireless telecommunications providers. In addition, Bennet & Bennet also advises and counsels clients interested in the provision of advanced telecommunications services In telecommunication, the term telecommunications service has the following meanings: 1. Any service provided by a telecommunication provider. 2. utilizing emerging telecommunications technologies. |
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