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Bradley at IMLA, MACTA and on Podcast

In July, Mike Bradley presented a webinar to the International Municipal Lawyers Association (IMLA) on Modern Franchising. The presentation showed the continuing relevance of cable television franchising despite drops in cable television subscriptions, the likely franchise fee underpayments resulting from cable operators not including revenue derived from video programming delivered by streaming and on broadband franchising. IMLA is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the interests and education of local government lawyers.

At the end of July, Mike presented twice at the MACTA annual conference. In the morning session, Mike was part of panel to discuss planning for the 2025 legislative session. Mike shared with the conference the various ways other state legislatures were grappling with ensuring that PEG operations are adequately funded. In the second session, Mike presented on current and future franchising issues as part of a panel.

Also in July, Mike was invited by Cablecast by Tightrope Media Systems to participate in its Government Video Podcast with Michelle Alimoradi. Mike and Michelle covered a number of topics affecting local governments. You can see the full episode here

Michael Bradley

Mike Bradley is a partner at Bradley Werner, LLC. Mike has spent nearly his entire 30+ year career representing local governments and access television organizations on cable television and telecommunications issues. Throughout that time, he has had the privilege of representing many of his clients continuously. Mike has received the highest attorney ratings from Martindale-Hubble and is admitted to practice in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Washington and in multiple federal courts, including the United States Supreme Court.

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