John Howell Joins Stateside Associates as Vice President

ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Stateside Associates announces that John Howell has joined the firm as Vice President of Regulatory Services. He leads the division responsible for providing Stateside's branded regulatory intelligence services–Regulatory Forecasting^SM and RegulationALERT^SM. He will also provide clients with regulatory issue management services including strategic planning, advocacy and work with state and local officials Groups.

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John Howell, a member of the bar in both Connecticut and Pennsylvania, brings 15 years of legal and government affairs experience in the telecommunications industry to the position. His expertise is in policy issues, regulatory compliance, emergency communications, and regulated transactional matters. In previous roles Mr. Howell worked as the Director of Industry Affairs and Special Counsel at Sprint Nextel Corporation, as former steering committee chair of the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Network Reliability and Interoperability Council (NRIC), and as Director of Legal and External Affairs at Cyren Call Communications.

"John Howell brings significant experience to Stateside Associates," said President and CEO Constance Campanella. "We could not be more excited about integrating his vast experience in telecom, government affairs and regulatory issue management with the comprehensive information services we provide our clients."

At Sprint Nextel Mr. Howell's responsibility extended to corporate compliance with major FCC mandates, including enhanced E-911 and wireless local number portability. Mr. Howell led a team of attorneys responsible for the negotiation of telecommunications agreements including long distance agreements, vendor agreements, and state PUC-regulated interconnection agreements.  Furthermore, Mr. Howell successfully led the integration of the Sprint and Nextel legal departments when the two corporations merged in 2005.

As Director of Legal and External Affairs at Cyren Call Communications, Mr. Howell held responsibility for working with local, state, and national public safety stakeholders and industry associations to provide grassroots advocacy before congressional committees and federal agencies in support of a nationwide, interoperable broadband network for public safety following the aftermath of 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina. 

In addition to serving as a regular speaker on regulatory matters before industry boards and state commissions, Mr. Howell was appointed by Governor Warner to serve on the Virginia E-911 Services Board on which he also served as the Chair of the Legislative Subcommittee which reviewed and rewrote the Board's enabling legislation. He has won awards for his work, including for Sprint Nextel Operational Excellence and for outstanding performance in managing the FCC Network Reliability and Interoperability Council.

Stateside Associates is the proven leader in state and local government relations. Since 1988, Stateside Associates has offered clients state, federal and local Issue Management, Legislative Monitoring, Regulatory Forecasting, RegulationALERT, Groups Program Management and Lobbyist Management, all of which are grounded in first-hand knowledge and based on serving clients' unique needs.

For additional information, please visit www.stateside.com.

Contact: Graham Grossman
Phone: 703-525-7466 x 260
Email: [email protected]

SOURCE Stateside Associates