City of Rancho Palos Verdes v. Abrams
California Court of Appeal
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MALLANO, J.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) licensed an amateur radio operator to use certain frequencies for commercial purposes. The City of Rancho Palos Verdes, where the operator resides and his city-approved radio antennae are located, requires a radio operator to obtain a city permit for such usage. The city denied the permit.
Thereafter, upon application by the city, the trial court issued a permanent injunction, prohibiting the radio operator from using any frequencies commercially without the city permit. The operator contends that federal communications law preempts…
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