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Stephen Rosen's Rap Sheet

Stephen Rosen

 

Title:  Partner
Employer:  Levine, Blaszak, Block & Boothby, LLP
Featured In:
I Want My FET, 6/7/06
Nickname/Alias:  Rosie

 

What I'm Best Known For (in the Telecom World):

Bringing down the Federal Excise Tax on Communications

Other Primary Areas of Expertise:

State and federal regulation of common carriers; federal regulation of wireless services; FCC radio licensing procedures; foreign media ownership limitations and media concentration limitations.

Summary of Professional Background:

Clerk, Hon. Michael Farrell, D.C. Court of Appeals, 1993-1994
Associate, Wiley, Rein & Fielding, 1994-1999
Partner, Levine, Blaszak, Block & Boothby, LLP, 1999-present

Prediction on the Future of Telecom & Telecom Managers:

I see a consolidation of voice, data, wireless, and wireline services, and a consolidation of the management of these services.

Weirdest Thing People Usually Don't Know about Me:

Mexican roadside carne asada is my favorite cuisine.

When I'm not talking or doing something in relation to telecom, I'm usually...

Enjoying a baseball game.

Book and author I'm currently reading:

Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald

CD currently or most recently in my car stereo:

Workingman’s Dead