Legal support for telecoms resellers

Empowering secure, compliant, and cost-effective commercial agreements

Telecoms resellers, UK and overseas, play an integral role in diversifying the channel. But these neutral intermediaries are up against tough conditions right now. It’s not only growing cyber security pressures, economic headwinds, and supply chain shortages keeping the C-suite up at night. Constantly evolving regulations are making for complex compliance requirements too. This is a minefield for established players, let alone if you have recently become a telecoms reseller.

Whether it’s managing vast procurement contracts and service relationships with wholesalers, or negotiating wayleaves to streamline project delivery, our team has lived and breathed the world of telecoms. So, we understand the unique challenges you face day-to-day. More importantly, we know how to combat them with pragmatic, timely, and cost-effective legal support. That way, you can focus on the operational side of things, with the confidence your commercial agreements can back it up.

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Contract risk reviews & negotiation

Evaluating the nuanced obligations of your vendor contracts, reviewing the schedule and terms, and adding clarity to reduce the risk of commercial litigation.

Regulatory & compliance advice

From data protection and processing to intellectual property (IP) rights and more, we’ll cover all bases to safeguard the reputation of your business.

Supplier management training

Delivering so many service schedules, in such a multitude of ways, in no small feat. Leverage legal expertise to learn strategies for long-term success.

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If you’d like to discuss our specialist legal services for telecoms resellers, get in touch today.

Sharon McDermott - Managing Director and Founder

Trenches Law’s founder Sharon McDermott is a senior telecommunications lawyer, having spent 18 years with Virgin Media, mainly as head of legal services.  Here, she negotiated large deals in sales, wholesale, retail and the public sector, before moving on to manage vast procurement contracts – including architecture, civil engineering works and service installations – for the Chief Operating Officer.