Education
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Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., cum laude
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George Washington University, B.B.A., magna cum laude, National Merit Scholar
Bar Admissions
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District of Columbia
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Maryland
Clerkships
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Hon. Deborah K. Chasanow,
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland,
1998
- 1999
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Monica Desai provides advice and counseling in technology and communications regulatory matters. She has wide-ranging experience developing policy initiatives and regulatory proposals, and managing Congressional interactions concerning a broad range of spectrum, telecommunications relay service and media issues.
Ms. Desai’s extensive experience on spectrum matters includes regulatory and legislative work involving wireless infrastructure issues, performance requirements, E911, WCS, mobile satellite services, advanced wireless services, early termination fees, handset exclusivity, wireless accessibility issues, cell phone jamming, tribal issues, historic preservation and NTIA coordination.
Ms. Desai also has worked extensively on media-related issues, including mobile marketing, program access and program carriage, media cross-ownership rules, children’s programming, set-top box issues, and review of transactions before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
Ms. Desai also has extensive experience in developing rules and policies related to accessibility issues pertaining to equipment and services, including section 255, closed captioning, hearing aid compatibility, relay services and video programming.
Before joining Patton Boggs, Ms. Desai spent over a decade in senior positions at the FCC under both Republican and Democratic administrations, including serving as chief of the Media Bureau, chief of the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, deputy chief of the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and legal advisor to a former FCC commissioner.
Professional Affiliations:
- Federal Communications Bar Association, Executive Committee (2008 – 2011)
- Federal Communications Bar Association, Legislative Committee (2011 – present)
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