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TRACFONE WIRELESS v. STATE EMERGENCY COMM.

No. 11-0473.

397 S.W.3d 173 (2013)

TRACFONE WIRELESS, INC. and Virgin Mobile USA, L.P., Petitioners, v. COMMISSION ON STATE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided April 5, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christian J. Ward , Reagan W. Simpson , Ryan Parker Bates , Yetter Coleman LLP, Austin, TX, David J. Sewell , Gilbert J. Bernal Jr. , Stahl Bernal & Davies LLP, Austin, TX, Franklin Scott Spears Jr. , Arenson & Spears, Austin, TX, for Petitioner TracFone Wireless, Inc.

Charles W. Schwartz , Christopher Jason Bellotti , Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, Houston, TX, for Petitioner Virgin Mobile USA, L.P.

Brian Alan Prestwood , Moltz Morton O'Toole LLP, Austin, TX, Clarence Andrew Weber , Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP, Austin, TX, Daniel L. Geyser , James C. Ho , Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Dallas, TX, Daniel T. Hodge , First Asst. Attorney General, David C. Mattax , Director of Defense Litigation, Office of the Attorney General, David S. Morales , Office of the Attorney General of Texas, Deputy First Assistant Attorney General, Elizabeth R.B. Sterling , Environmental Protection & Administrative Law Div., Office of the Attorney General, Greg W. Abbott , Attorney General of Texas, Jonathan F. Mitchell , Solicitor General, Office of the Attorney General, Kristofer S. Monson , Assistant Solicitor General, William J. "Bill" Cobb III , Office of the Attorney General, for Commission on State Emergency Communications.

Jonathan D. Pauerstein , Rosenthal Pauerstein Sandoloski Agather LLP, San Antonio, TX, for Amicus Curiae CTIA — The Wireless Association.

Eric S. Tresh , Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP, Atlanta, GA, Jeffrey A. Friedman , Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP, Washington, DC, Rachel Giesber Clingman , Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP, Houston, TX, for Amicus Curiae T-Mobile USA, Inc.

Michael J. Tomsu , Vinson & Elkins, Austin, TX, for Amicus Curiae Texas 9-1-1 Alliance.

Kurt Howard Kuhn , Kuhn Hobbs PLLC, Austin, TX, for Amicus Curiae Texas Association of Business.

Justice WILLETT delivered the opinion of the Court.

Texas cellphone users help fund the State's 911 emergency networks via two distinct "e911 fee" statutes. The first, enacted in 1997, imposes on wireless subscribers a $0.50/month "emergency service fee"1 collected on the customer's bill. The second, effective June 1, 2010, imposes on prepaid wireless subscribers a flat 2% fee,2 collected by the retail...

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