Angela Y. Kung
Member / Co-chair, Technology, Communications & Media Practice
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Angela is Co-Chair of the firm's Technology, Communications & Media (TechComm) Section. Angela draws on significant knowledge of the wireless regulatory landscape and experience at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to advise clients on, and help them comply with, FCC rules and regulations. She routinely advocates on behalf of clients to ensure that the agency’s rules align with their interests and business needs. With particular expertise on spectrum use policies and auction procedures, she has shepherded Mintz's clients through several FCC auctions related to next-generation 5G wireless services – including for low-, mid-, and high-band spectrum – as well as auctions for Universal Service Fund support to deploy advanced communications services in rural and unserved areas.
Earlier in her career, Angela served as a lead attorney for the FCC's Connect America Fund Phase II Auction, which awarded $1.488 billion in government subsidies over 10 years to more than 100 winning bidders committed to delivering fixed broadband and voice services covering over 700,000 locations in 45 states. She also served as a member of the team tasked with implementing the Nation’s first Broadcast Incentive Auction. Prior to joining Mintz, Angela was a member of the General Counsel team charged with oversight of the largest realignment of radio spectrum ever attempted by the FCC.
Angela launched the TechComm Section’s “Next-Gen-Fem” initiative for up-and-coming women leaders and influencers in the communications and technology industry. And she leads the Section’s monthly blog on What’s New in wireless.
Angela is Co-Chair of the firm's Technology, Communications & Media (TechComm) Section. Angela draws on significant knowledge of the wireless regulatory landscape and experience at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to advise clients on, and help them comply with, FCC rules and regulations. She routinely advocates on behalf of clients to ensure that the agency’s rules align with their interests and business needs. With particular expertise on spectrum use policies and auction procedures, she has shepherded Mintz's clients through several FCC auctions related to next-generation 5G wireless services – including for low-, mid-, and high-band spectrum – as well as auctions for Universal Service Fund support to deploy advanced communications services in rural and unserved areas.
Experience
- Advised and assisted Mediacom with securing funding from the FCC’s $3.2 billion Emergency Broadband Benefit Program and the $14.2 billion Affordable Connectivity Program in order to bring affordable broadband services to eligible households nationwide
- Lead Mediacom’s advocacy in the FCC’s proceeding to secure the Nation’s supply chain and assisted with its participation in the $1.9 billion Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program
- Advocated for CTIA on the FCC’s proposed Enhanced Competition Incentive Program focused on increasing spectrum access for small and rural wireless providers through targeted revisions to the FCC’s secondary market rules
- Assisted Mediacom with securing nearly $30 million in FCC licenses for mid-band spectrum and over $1.4 million in Rural Digital Opportunity Fund support to bring high-speed broadband services to rural homes and small businesses.
- Represented T-Mobile before the FCC and assisted with advocacy and participation in the H Block, AWS-3, 39 GHz, 3.5 GHz, C-band, 3.45 GHz band auctions.
- Assisted T-Mobile with securing Special Temporary Authority to use unassigned spectrum held by the FCC – the first of authorizations of their kind – and other spectrum to help meet wireless network capacity challenges in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Defended the GPS industry before the FCC and Congress from Ligado’s proposed terrestrial wireless network in adjacent frequency spectrum.
viewpoints
What’s New in Wireless - December 2023
December 6, 2023 | Blog | By Angela Kung, Christen B'anca Glenn
What’s New in Wireless - November 2023
November 1, 2023 | Blog | By Angela Kung, Christen B'anca Glenn
What's New in Wireless - October 2023
October 5, 2023 | Blog | By Angela Kung, Christen B'anca Glenn
What's New in Wireless - September 2023
September 6, 2023 | Blog | By Angela Kung, T. Scott Thompson, Christen B'anca Glenn
What’s New in Wireless - August 2023
August 1, 2023 | Blog | By Angela Kung, T. Scott Thompson, Christen B'anca Glenn
What’s New in Wireless - July 2023
July 6, 2023 | Blog | By Angela Kung, Christen B'anca Glenn
What’s New in Wireless - June 2023
June 6, 2023 | Blog | By Angela Kung, Christen B'anca Glenn
What’s New in Wireless - May 2023
May 2, 2023 | Blog | By Angela Kung, T. Scott Thompson, Christen B'anca Glenn
What’s New in Wireless - April 2023
April 5, 2023 | Blog | By Angela Kung, T. Scott Thompson, Christen B'anca Glenn
What’s New in 5G - March 2023
March 1, 2023 | Blog | By Angela Kung, Christen B'anca Glenn
News & Press
Get To Know An FCBA MEMBER
May 18, 2023
Mintz Taps Ex-FCC Legal Adviser As Technology Co-Chair
April 12, 2023
Angela Kung Appointed to Co-Lead Mintz’s TechComm Practice
April 03, 2023
Mintz Announces Nine Newly Elevated Members
December 17, 2020
DC Rising Stars: Angela Kung, 39
August 7, 2020
Rising Star: Mintz's Angela Y. Kung
August 3, 2020
Two Mintz Attorneys Named 2020 Law360 Rising Stars
July 06, 2020
ISPs Back Jan. 30 RDOF Vote, Phase 1 Auctions in 2020
January 16, 2020
Events & Speaking
CBRS & Terrestrial Wireless: How the Changing Spectrum Landscape Will Shape 5G
FCBA Engineering and Technical Committee Webinar
Exploring the C-Band: Policy Perspectives and Predictions
FCBA
Womble Bond Dickinson, 1200 19th St NW, 20036
Five Steps to 5G: Prepping for the Next Generation
3580 Carmel Mountain Road, Suite 300, San Diego, CA 92130
Angela is Co-Chair of the firm's Technology, Communications & Media (TechComm) Section. Angela draws on significant knowledge of the wireless regulatory landscape and experience at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to advise clients on, and help them comply with, FCC rules and regulations. She routinely advocates on behalf of clients to ensure that the agency’s rules align with their interests and business needs. With particular expertise on spectrum use policies and auction procedures, she has shepherded Mintz's clients through several FCC auctions related to next-generation 5G wireless services – including for low-, mid-, and high-band spectrum – as well as auctions for Universal Service Fund support to deploy advanced communications services in rural and unserved areas.
Recognition & Awards
- Recommended by the Legal 500 United States for Telecom & Broadcast: Regulatory (2022)
- Best Lawyers in America "Ones to Watch": Communications Law (2021 – 2024)
- Washington D.C. Super Lawyers: Rising Star (2020 – 2021)
- The National Law Journal’s D.C. Rising Stars (2020)
- Law360: Rising Star - Telecommunications (2020)
- Selected for the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity’s (LCLD) 2020 Fellows Program
Angela is Co-Chair of the firm's Technology, Communications & Media (TechComm) Section. Angela draws on significant knowledge of the wireless regulatory landscape and experience at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to advise clients on, and help them comply with, FCC rules and regulations. She routinely advocates on behalf of clients to ensure that the agency’s rules align with their interests and business needs. With particular expertise on spectrum use policies and auction procedures, she has shepherded Mintz's clients through several FCC auctions related to next-generation 5G wireless services – including for low-, mid-, and high-band spectrum – as well as auctions for Universal Service Fund support to deploy advanced communications services in rural and unserved areas.
Involvement
- Member, Federal Communications Bar Association
- Affiliate Member, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
- Board of Trustees, FCBA Foundation
Recent Insights
What’s New in Wireless - December 2023
December 6, 2023 |Blog
What’s New in Wireless - November 2023
November 1, 2023 |Blog
What's New in Wireless - October 2023
October 5, 2023 |Blog
