Navigating Washington.
Shaping Policy.
Driving Results.
Actionable perspective on technology, broadband policy, and business strategy for organizations making decisions in complex environments.
About
An Experienced Partner
Wyanoke Strategies combines deep Washington experience, policy insight, and a business-minded approach to help clients make informed decisions.
About Trent
Trent Harkrader founded Wyanoke Strategies after more than 25 years working across broadband, technology policy, and Washington decision-making.
Trent served as Chief of the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau, helping set the agency’s broadband and telecommunications agenda and shape the regulatory environment for the broadband industry. In this role, he worked with congressional leaders, the White House, other federal agencies, and senior industry executives. He also worked as a Senior Advisor to Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel and collaborated closely with Chairman Brendan Carr and other FCC Commissioners across multiple administrations.
Trent led teams responsible for major broadband deployment and affordability programs, advised on technology and regulatory issues, and helped shape and carry out national broadband policy. He also worked to modernize universal service programs and build support for initiatives affecting communities, providers, schools, libraries, and health care organizations.
These experiences gave him a close view of how policy decisions take shape, how different stakeholders approach the same issue, and how organizations make informed choices in a changing environment. With Wyanoke Strategies, he brings that perspective to clients working through complex policy, regulatory, and business challenges.
Earlier in his career, Trent served as an attorney in the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau and as a federal prosecutor. He earned a B.A. in Political Science and English from Duke University and a J.D. from Southern Methodist University School of Law.
How We Help
A clear path through changing terrain.
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Insight
Understand emerging regulatory and market developments, key stakeholders, and what they mean for your organization.
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Advocacy
Build support and advance priorities with decisionmakers.
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Strategy
Connect policy realities to practical business decisions.
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Understand the landscape
Analyze policy and regulatory developments, assess stakeholder perspectives, and talk to clients about the implications for their goals. These conversations help both sides align on the goals and assess a path forward.
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Set a course
Develop business and policy strategies, sharpen positioning, and plan engagement around the client’s goals.
Putting a premium on clear, real-world solutions, we work with the client to define the best course of action, and position them to achieve their objective, whether it’s surmounting a particular challenge, effecting change important to the business, or simply developing a positive relationship with the government.
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Reach the objective
Support advocacy, build coalitions, engage stakeholders, and guide execution to move priorities forward.
Let’s find a way forward
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