BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC v. Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

David J. Hale, Judge

This case centers orí a dispute over- access to utility poles in Louisville, Kentucky. In February 2016, the Louisville Metro Council enacted a “one-touch make-ready” ordinance outlining new procedures for the installation of communications networks on utility poles in the city. Make-ready work generally consists of moving or rearranging existing wires- and attachments' on utility poles to make space for new attachments. One-touch make-ready policies, such as the one implemented by the Louisville Metro ordinance at issue here, seek to avoid…