Legal Opinion
Bell Atlantic-Maryland, Inc. v. Prince George's County
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided May 24, 1999No. Civ. CCB-98-4187PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
BLAKE, District Judge.
Now pending before the court is the motion to dismiss filed by the defendant, Prince George’s County, Maryland (“the County”). In the complaint, the plaintiff, Bell Atlantic-Maryland, Inc. (“Bell Atlantic”), challenges the legality of Prince George’s County ordinance CB-98-1998, known as the “Telecommunications Franchise Law” (“the ordinance”). The ordinance establishes a comprehensive “franchise” scheme regulating the use of the County’s public rights-of-way by telecommunications companies seeking to do business in Prince George’s County. Bell Atlantic attacks…
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