Nextel Partners Inc. v. Kingston Township
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ALITO, Circuit Judge.
Nextel Partners, Inc. (“NPI”), a wireless telecommunications joint venture, wishes to construct a personal wireless communications tower on private property in Kingston Township, Pennsylvania. Unable to obtain variances, NPI entered into negotiations with the Township but never formally applied for a building permit. Instead, NPI filed this action in federal district court, asserting claims under a provision of the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 (“TCA”), 47 U.S.C. § 332(c)(7)(B)©, and. 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The District Court dismissed, and we…
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