Consulting For the New Center.........

e-Copernicus is a broadband financing and government affairs consulting firm dedicated to helping telecommunications and electronic commerce companies thrive and prosper in the New Economy. Whether you are a start-up telecommunications company, a large corporation, a not-for-profit organization, or a municipal utility, we can help you obtain low-cost financing, venture funding, develop business and government relationships, and achieve your goals in the legislative and regulatory arenas.

We specialize in building companies, communities, and organizations in the telecommunications sector by utilizing a full constellation of services in the government and private arenas.

........of the Economic Universe

The commercialization of the Internet and the explosion of new telecommunications services is transforming the global economy at a rapid pace, creating many exciting opportunities for new technology companies as well as challenges for others to adapt and not be left behind. Five hundred years ago, intellectuals, political and religious leaders wrestled with the consequences of the theories of NICOLAUS COPERNICUS, that were published in De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium Libri IV which suggested that the center of the universe was different than previously thought. Copernicus taught that the sun – not the earth – was the center of the universe. His discovery was a point of no return for Renaissance Europe.

Information technologies have replaced the center of our economic universe. Those who are ill-equipped or unable to transform to the information technology revolution will lose out on the opportunities that the New Economy can offer.

e-Copernicus is about helping to foster the opportunities of the IT revolution by helping companies enter the telecommunications sector and thrive in the rapidly changing telecommunications and electronic commerce environment.

Founded by GREGORY L. ROHDE, the former Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and the Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), e-Copernicus is a consulting firm specializing in government affairs and broadband financing. We provide a wide range of strategic consulting; representation before international and U.S. government agencies and legislative bodies; and access to broadband and telecommunications-related project financing.

We service small entrepreneur companies, major international corporations, municipal governments, and non-profit organizations in the telecommunications and information technology fields.

We assist our clients in:

• Obtaining financing for broadband deployment and telecommunications and related projects – such as distance learning and telemedicine services – through access to government grants, low-interest loans cf: BROADBAND FINANCING AND MUNICIPAL FINANCING;

• Advancing legislative goals and obtaining favorable regulatory treatment before government agencies and commissions.   Addressing spectrum allocation and utilization issues, including the licensing process and coordination with government and private sector users.  Representation before the U.S. Congress, federal agencies and commissions; and international fora;cf: ADVOCACY;

• Business development, including venture funding and strategic development, cf:  BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT.

Our TEAM has decades of experience in the legislative and executive branches of the U.S. federal government. In particular, we have detailed experience with many of the key federal programs that can help finance broadband deployment and provide funding for new initiatives and ventures. Also, we have extensive expertise in the wireless field and can help licensed and unlicensed providers – and businesses that utilize or develop wireless applications – navigate through this rapidly changing environment.

Our international experience and relationships around the globe can help U.S. firms address international market entry and regulatory issues. Conversely, we can help growing companies outside the United States build international relationships within the United States as well in other markets.

Our dedication is not limited to businesses alone. We are dedicated to creating opportunities for under-served and unserved communities.