AT&T Communications of Southwest, Inc. v. City of Little Rock

Judith Rogers, Judge.

The question presented in this appeal is whether the Arkansas Public Service Commission correctly found that an ordinance of the City of Little Rock (the City) that required AT&T Communications of the Southwest, Inc. (AT&T) to pay a certain fee for the privilege of using the public streets was valid. For reversal, AT&T relies on three points: (l)(a) the City lacked the authority to enact the ordinance, specifically that Ark. Code Ann. § 14-200-101 (1987) does not provide such authority and that Ark. Code Ann. § 23-17-101 (1987) bars such action by the City, and (b) the…