Scott Seab Email & Phone Number

United States

Legal advisor to Carrier Relations (procurement), Consumer, Enterprise & Wholesale Sales teams. "October 3, 2022 – Brightspeed today announced it has begun operations following the completion of the acquisition of incumbent local exchange carrier (ILEC) assets and associated operations across 20 states from Lumen Technologies by Apollo-managed funds (NYSE: APO). Brightspeed is now the nation’s fifth largest ILEC, with a service territory encompassing more than 6.5 million locations across the Midwest, Southeast, and parts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey."

Broomfield, Colorado

Federal & state regulatory policy with a minor in Asia-Pacific & Canada; licensing and market expansion; Previously with Level 3 2010-2017 and member of merger transition team, advised on domestic broadband & voice regulatory issues. Areas included IP interconnection / traffic exchange agreements with LECs, CMRS carriers & MSOs; local & tandem traffic termination & 8YY origination products; intercarrier compensation / revenue assurance including IntraMTA issues & claims; Sectional 10-K writer & assisting with DoJ CIDs/DRs/merger reviews. Advisor to 911, CALEA, LNP, NANPA, NANC representatives & FUSF tax teams. Ethics & legal presenter at new hire orientations. Member of FCC Robocall Strike Force. Involved in Corporate Social Responsibility & Environmental programs; Past President - Veterans Employee Resource Group. Past Treasurer - Competitive Carriers of the South (CompSouth).

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Developed Internet Protocol-based video content distribution strategy for a FTTH start-up with friends from ICG Communications. Negotiated cable franchise agreements (instead of litigating whether IPTV was a cable vs. information service) with 12 local franchise authorities to gain blanket easement/rights-of-way access & video programming deals. Managed wholesale IP & voice contracts with Level 3 and Qwest, hardware vendors, commercial and video programming contracts with television broadcast networks, national cable TV programmers & content distributors. Elected as PEG Administrator for Colorado Springs. Prepared Blue Sky private placement stock agreements and served as the HR Department for 15 employees. Private practice client from January, 2008 through March, 2011.

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

Southern Colorado Government Affairs team. Managed compliance and renewals of 13 franchise agreements; fostered internal and external relationships with regional and local constituencies including elected and appointed officials, community/civic groups, and organizations in the SoCo region. Worked with corporate, municipal, and third party constituents to implement public affairs initiatives, support local issues, and advocate for legislative and regulatory goals. Left to join former ICG Communications (purchased by Level 3 in 2006) team to build PorchLight.Adelphia Cable Sr. Dir. Law & Public Policy 12/03 4/07I was one of two attorneys for the West Division managing local franchise negotiations and agreements with 74 cable franchising authorities. Negotiated easements, rights-of-way and pole attachment contracts; implemented audit/inventory compliance for Sarbanes-Oxley; reviewed CALEA requests. Introduced VoIP product to Colorado PUC in May 2004. Cultivated relationships with LFAs and local & state political figures in Colorado and D.C. Served as the regional Resolution Authority for subscriber complaints made to the President (had complete discretion to resolve service-related issues). Initiated lawsuits against competing over-builders and aided in estate-value preservation for eventual reorganization out of Chapter 11. Lastly, coordinated 394 franchise transfers and office integrations following the sale to Comcast and Time Warner Cable.

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

Regulatory counsel for the telephone industry's first residential pre-paid CLEC in the Southeast following the passage of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, based in Lawrenceville, GA. Created our first website, wrote employee manual, helped state utility commissions figure out what a prepaid CLEC was & how to regulate us, obtained telephone company operating authority (CPCNs), developed tariffs, interpreted interconnection agreements & UNEs with ILECs, and maintained compliance in 48 states plus the FCC. Was a founding member of the Competitive Carriers of the South (CompSouth), a CLEC trade-group protecting and promoting our interests to the PSCs and BellSouth. Assisted in negotiating deals to acquire six smaller competitors. As Secretary, prepared documents for quarterly and annual officer & director meetings. Sued BellSouth for antitrust violations in 2001. Lobbied Congress and the FCC with Carl Tuvin & Jim Kuhn to preserve full access to TSR & UNEs in 2002. Filed for Chapter 11 in March 2003. Sold to ClearTel Communications in December 2003 (later acquired by Birch); I remained as consultant during transition through July 2004 but was recruited to Adelphia Cable Communications in December 2003.

Various Locations Including Reserve Time.

Acting Deputy Staff Judge Advocate (an 04-Major's position) for DoD's household goods shipment contracts with commercial carriers at the Military Traffic Management Command in Falls Church, VA with frequent duty at the Oakland Army Terminal as Interim Assistant Counsel; represented MTMC in GAO audit appeals; reviewed DFAR/AFAR construction and labor contracts; Second tour: served as a regional Trial Defense Service Counsel defending soldiers accused of crimes under the UCMJ (30 courts-martial, 51% acquittal rate; 200 separation hearings with 60% retention rate - best in Region IV), based at the Joint Readiness Training Command Center, LA with frequent tours at Fort Bliss, Fort Hood & Fort Sam Houston; self-taught computer skills allowed me to install the office's first LAN to facilitate document sharing and preparation; Third tour: Administrative Law attorney handling matters as diverse as donating helicopters to the Colorado Springs Police Department, working on base housing privatization project, advising State of Colorado on email retention policies, preparing tax returns and wills for soldiers going to Iraq. Fort Carson, CO. Reserves July 1996-Feb. 2000.

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

Prosecuted criminal misdemeanor cases with hundreds of court and jury trials and thousands of negotiated plea agreements; assisted the corporate law section in drafting public ordinances in both criminal (public display of firearms) and telecom (wireless facilities siting) matters; also served on a team that enforced the city's liquor code by fining, suspending, or revoking the licenses of bars/restaurants for serving alcohol to minors. I left to join my father, a former VP-Finance at CTE (predecessor to CenturyLink) at NOW Communications on a full-time basis.

Monroe, Louisiana Area

Researched applicable law on banking, corporate, political contributions, and telecommunications matters for the law firm which represented CTE (now known as CenturyLink).

Monroe, Louisiana Area

Dug trenches for water lines and painted fire hydrants with summer employment programs for teens.

Certification - Military Law Practitioner, 125Th Jaobc; Advanced Administrative Law And Trial Advocacy

The Army Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center is housed in the UVA law school.

J.D., Corporate, Telecommunications

Activities and Societies: VP - Media Relations: Federalist Society - New Orleans Chapter, 1988-89. CASA legal aid volunteer, 1989..

B.A., Pre-Law

Activities and Societies: Kappa Sig, Student Government Association-Judiciary (Mock Court).