Legal Opinion
Sprint Spectrum, L.P. v. City of Medina
District Court, W.D. Washington
Decided May 3, 1996No. C96-408WDPublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
DWYER, District Judge.
This ease raises the question whether a city’s six-month moratorium on issuing permits for additional wireless communications facilities (such as antenna towers) within its boundaries violates Section 704 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (“TCA”), 47 U.S.C. § 332(c), or the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, 47 U.S.C. § 332(c)(3) (“1993 Act”).
The defendant City of Medina is a small community of about 3,000 residents in King County, Washington. For several years it has been home to receiving and transmitting facilities…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- At&T Wireless PCs, Inc. v. City Council of City of Virginia BeachDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1997
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