Legal Opinion
Television Transmission, Inc. v. Public Utilities Commission
California Supreme Court
Decided October 5, 1956No. S. F. 19501PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTraynor, J.
Petitioner Television Transmission, Inc. operates a "community television antenna” furnishing coaxial television antenna service to approximately 950 television sets in the Walnut Creek, Lafayette, and Martinez areas of Contra Costa County. Approximately 700 of the 950 television sets are in Martinez. To provide this service petitioner places a high-gain antenna at a point of higher elevation than the area to be served. The antenna receives television signals from available sources, amplifies them, and sends them through a coaxial cable to the subscribers’ television sets by tapoff devices.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Federal Communications Commission v. Sanders Bros. Radio StationSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- People v. Western Air Lines, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1954
- Allen B. Dumont Laboratories, Inc. v. CarrollCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1950
- Richmond v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1899
- Sunset Tel. & Tel. Co. v. City of PasadenaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1911
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Illinois Consolidated Telephone Co. v. Illinois Commerce CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1983
- Housing Authority v. BennettCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2000
- City & County of San Francisco v. Western Air Lines, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1962
- PG&E Corp. v. Public Utilities CommissionCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2004
- Illinois-Indiana Cable Television Ass'n v. Illinois Commerce CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1973
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