Telecommunications Update and Perspective MMAA Conference 2014

Presented by Allen Garner

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Allen Garner Law, LLC.

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Telecommunications Update and PerspectiveMMAA Conference 2014

Contributing: Jennifer Baird

7,016,000,000

SMARTPHONE OWNERS

OVER THE HILL?

TWO PARAPHRASES• Generals tend to fight yesterday’s war, particularly

if they won it.

• If we fight battles that cannot be won, then we will lose battles we might have won.

LEGISLATIVE PROCESS

INFLUENCE GAME• “This is their core competency, and they have

been playing this game for a long time. These are companies that support foundations and other groups that do a lot of good work, but in the end are strategically designed to advance [AT&T’s and Verizon’s] interests.”

Kevin Werbach, Wharton School of Business

2013Legislation Court Cases• HB331• HB345

• 13AC-CC00505• SC93799 (State)

SB649 SB650 SB651 SB652 SB653 HB1454HB1867

Article I §13 Ex Post FactoArticle II §1 Separation of PowersArticle III §21 Single PurposeArticle III §23 Single SubjectArticle III §23 Clear TitleArticle III §40 Special LawArticle V §§1 & 5 CourtsArticle X §21 Hancock AmendmentArticle VI §22 Charter CitiesTelecom Act Federal PreemptionArt. III § 28 reviving, reenacting,

amending Violation of Injunction

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