Nicholas has worked in more than 50 countries for governments and operators, often working with other consultants drawn from a wide range of disciplines.
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His most recent projects include :-
South Africa
Advising a major Publishing group on International Approaches to Ownership and Control of Broadcasting and Media Industries.
Mozambique
Under a contract funded by the World Bank, advising the national telecommunications authority on the award of a mobile telecommunications licence, on the preparation of new regulations on infrastructure sharing and national roaming and on competition guidelines.
Saudi Arabia
Undertaking a comparative review in 18 countries of steps taken to liberalise the approach towards the licensing of electronic communications services, including unification of licenses and authorisation of resale of services by service-based operators, and advising on the development of policy options for KSA.
The Bahamas
Advising on markets and tests for dominance, and successfully defending allegations of abuse of dominant behaviour.
Moldova
Advising on the relationship between the telecommunications regulator and a competition authority, and preparing an MoU to regulate future inter-working.
Palestine
Advising on institutional strengthening.
Cambodia
Advising on the terms of a sale of shares in a mobile support services company.
Montenegro
Advice on aspects of a new Law of Electronic Communications compliant with the new 2009 EU framework.
Trinidad
Advice on legal issues relating to the adoption of new LIRAC cost accounting rules.
South East Europe
Advising a major operator on a confidential international infrastructure project, involving advice on regulations and the preparation of construction, access and capacity agreements.
NATP II
Working with Regulaid, Nicholas advised National Regulatory Authorities in all the countries on the eastern and southern borders of the Mediterranean Sea on a European Commission project advising on licensing, competition issues, enforcement and appeals.
Oman
Advising on delineation of sub-markets and on dominance and remedies, including resulting need for new regulations and measures
Government of Kazakhstan
Advising the Government of Kazakhstan on an EBRD project for the implementation of national policy and the establishment of a new, independent and empowered national regulatory authority.
Lebanon
Working with other consultants, advising on rights of way and of access to essential facilities and preparing new licences for fixed wireless networks.
Government of Tajikistan
Advising the Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications, on a project funded by the EBRD, on the overall legal and regulatory framework for telecommunications in Tajikistan and advising on policy development. Drafting new laws and Regulations designed to create a new, independent national regulatory authority.
Cyprus
Advising the Authorities in Northern Cyprus on the adoption of a new Law on Telecommunications that conforms to the EC acquis communitaire and on the transformation of the exisiting Telecommunications Office, and preparing a basket of new Regulations in order to establish a new regulatory framework for the territory.
Communications and Media Commission of Iraq
Nicholas worked as sole legal advisor to PriceWaterhouseCoopers and, with them, prepared licences and designed and ran a Single Multi-round Ascending Auction which resulted in the successful award of three mobile licences in Iraq for $3.75Bn and a share of revenues.
Privatisation Agency of Bulgaria
Acting for the Government alongside investment bankers, Nicholas worked on the successful privatisation of Bulgarian Telecommunications Company. The work involved reform of the legal and regulatory framework, carrying out due diligence, preparing the Information Memorandum & Bid Rules, drafting the Sale Agreement and other Transaction Documents and concluding negotiations with bidders.
United Arab Emirates
Nicholas developed a licensing framework for the telecommunications sector, and new licences for Global Personal Mobile Communications by Satellite, Public Access Radio, VSAT and private networks. He also advised on a licensing framework for Mobile Television.
Namibia
Nicholas reviewed exisiting Laws in the country and advised on necessary steps to address issues of convergence in the country. He also assisted in the preparation of a new Law of Telecommunications and Broadcasting.
Botswana Telecommunications Agency
Nicholas advised on the new licensing framework for Botswana and prepared new "unitary" Fixed and Mobile Licences, Value-added Services Licences and Guidelines for Voice-over Internet Protocol telephony.
Government of Pakistan
Nicholas advised on the establishment of a new mobile communications sector policy and on the successful award by auction of new mobile licences, including preparation of new Licences, advising on interconnection and access, facility sharing and national roaming.
Saudi Arabia
Advising on the award of new Mobile Virtual Network Licences and preparing all documentation and guidelines for the provision of wholesale services.
Kosovo - Telecommunications Regulatory Authority
Nicholas advised on the preparation of new fixed and mobile licences, interconnection and access, facility sharing and spectrum issues.
Government of the British Virgin Islands
Nicholas advised on a new and liberalised legal and regulatory framework for telecommunications, including scoping the Law and new regulations on interconnection and access and new licences, alongside preparation of agreements with existing operators allowing for early liberalisation.
The Bahamas
Nicholas helped write the Law and prepared the regulations and licences which together form the legal and regulatory framework for fixed and mobile telecommunications in the Bahamas. He also continues to advise the Public Utilities Commission on interconnection, pricing, universal service obligations, international cable connections and radio frequency.
Government of Anguilla and the Public Utilities Commission
Nicholas advised on the new regulatory framework for telecommunications, he also developed the regulations on frequency, numbering and pricing.
UK: The Radiocommunications Agency
Acting with the Agency, Ministers, Government advisors and economic & auction experts, Nicholas prepared the rules for a successful simultaneous multi-round auction, followed by a subsequent sealed bid auction for radio frequency spectrum at 3.4GHz, and the Information Memorandum setting out the information required by the bidders. He also drafted radio frequency spectrum licences and the formal Notice required under the Wireless Telegraphy Acts to launch the auctions. He reviewed Statutory Instruments and advised on, and assisted in running, a significant consultation exercise in which interested parties were given the opportunity to contribute to the debate on the proposals.
Rwanda
Advising on the development of new policies for the enhancement of broadband capacity and services and of demand.
Nigeria and The Democratic Republic of The Congo
Nicholas advised a potential investor in the sector on licences, the regulatory and interconnection regime in these countries and on joint ventures.
