Bradley, Werner Present at NATOA

Last week, Bradley Werner, LLC partners, Mike Bradley and Nancy Werner both presented at the 2024 NATOA Annual Conference held in Charleston, South Carolina. Nancy Werner presented on wireless telecommunications issues facing local governments. She presented with Lani
Williams, General Counsel, LGL-Roundtable; Tripp May, Partner, Telecom Law Firm, PC.; Karmen Rajamani, Vice President Government Affairs, Wireless Infrastructure Association. The session was moderated by Sean Stokes, Partner, Keller & Heckman, LLP.

The following day, Mike Bradley presented in a session entitled “Alternative PROW Compensation to a Percentage of Revenue.” The session was moderated by NATOA’s Legislative Director, Mike Lynch. Presenting with Mike Bradley were Garth Ashpaugh, President, Ashpaugh & Sculco, CPAs, PLC, and Mike Watza, Senior Principal, Kitch Attorneys and Counselors. Bradley shared how cable franchises are still relevant and valuable today, despite the shifting in how video is consumed. Then he reviewed his opinion on whether cable service includes video programing delivered via streaming by cable operators. He closed his remarks on the future of franchising, which is broadband franchising, and his experiences with the Minnesota Equal Access to Broadband Act.

The staff at NATOA put on another fantastic and informative Annual Conference. Next year the conference will be held in New Orleans.

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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