Legal Opinion
City of Chattanooga v. BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Tennessee
Decided January 26, 1998No. 1:96-cv-00351PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
EDGAR, District Judge.
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Background
The City of Chattanooga, Tennessee (“City”) on February 6, 1996, enacted its Ordinance No. 10377. This Ordinance requires that providers of telecommunications services desiring to install cable and other equipment on City rights-of-way must obtain a franchise from the City by paying a $750.00 application fee and by paying a “franchise fee” of five percent of gross revenue derived from services provided within the City. The Ordinance also requires franchised providers to furnish the City for its exclusive use an underground duct (with underground…
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