Legal Opinion
Nashoba Communications Limited Partnership No. 7, D/B/A Nashoba Cable Services v. Town of Danvers, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 10, 1990No. 89-1338PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAYER, Circuit Judge.
The issue before us is whether the district court had jurisdiction to issue a declaratory judgment that the Town of Danvers’ attempt to enforce an agreement by Nasho-ba Communications Limited Partnership No. 7 to freeze cable rates violated the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984 (Cable Act), 47 U.S.C. § 543 (Supp. II 1984).
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On December 23, 1985, the Town of Dan-vers (Danvers) granted Nashoba Communications Limited Partnership No. 7 (Nasho-ba) a license to construct and operate a cable television system in the town. The license agreement incorporates Nashoba’s amended…
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