Legal Opinion
B-C Cable Co. v. City & Borough of Juneau
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided June 27, 1980No. 4587PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CONNOR, Justice.
The sole issue in this case is whether certain municipal franchises granted to a cable television company were superceded by state legislation which purportedly preempts the field of public utilities regulation. The three franchises in question, each of which requires payment of a 3% franchise tax, were granted to appellant, B-C Cable, between 1965 and 1967 by the City of Juneau, the City of Douglas and the Greater Juneau Borough. 1 In 1970, these three entities merged to form one home rule municipality, the City and Borough of Juneau, appellee in this case. It is…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Alaska Public Utilities Commission v. Chugach Electric Ass'nAlaska Supreme Court · 1978
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