Illinois Broadcasting Co. v. City of Decatur

Some city ordinances involving community antenna television — CATV—are here for review. The attack upon their validity has been repelled. Proponent is defendant, General Electric Cablevision Corporation (General) and contestant is plaintiff, Illinois Broadcasting Company (Illinois), who effects this appeal. One of the ordinances grants or permits General to use the streets, alleys, etc. for CATV purposes — “the franchise ordinance”; a second, characterized as the “specifications ordinance,” sets forth technical criteria relative to such; and a third, the “criminal ordinance” precludes use of…