Contributors

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Carri Bennet

Carri’s experience spans all aspects of communications law and policy. In 1995 she became a founding member of Bennet & Bennet, which is now part of Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP. Carri has provided expert testimony to the FCC and Congress on rural wireless issues and speaks regularly at industry trade shows and legal seminars. Carri serves as General Counsel to the Rural Wireless Association.

Jill Canfield

Jill Canfield is an attorney with over 25 years of experience in telecommunications, technology, and nonprofit law, with a career focused on legal advocacy and rural broadband policy. Before joining Womble, she served as General Counsel and Vice President of Policy at NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association, leading regulatory strategy, cybersecurity initiatives, and corporate legal matters. She is also a frequent speaker on broadband and cybersecurity issues and volunteers with Canine Companions, raising future service dogs.

Bob Silverman

Robert Silverman

Bob’s practice focuses on wireless licensing, universal service, and privacy and data protection. Bob has counseled clients on license matters in various wireless services, including Broadband Radio Service and Educational Broadband Service, spectrum transactions, universal service matters and enforcement actions.

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Marjorie Spivak

Marjorie concentrates on the representation of broadband, cellular, paging, Specialized Mobile Radio (SMR), tower siting companies and private and common carriers before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and state regulatory agencies.

Stephen Sharbaugh

Stephen focuses on broadband and telephone regulation to assist clients in mitigating regulatory risks and identifying funding opportunities for broadband deployment. Stephen also works on cybersecurity and broadcast matters.

Ryan Gillcrist

Ryan Gillcrist concentrates on broadband deployment, broadband and telephone regulatory issues, and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. He regularly analyzes legal, regulatory, and legislative telecommunications issues affecting rural and independent communications service providers.