Legal Opinion
Qwest Corp. v. City of Portland
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 12, 2004No. 02-35473PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge RAWLINSON; Concurrence by Judge FERGUSON
RAWLINSON, Circuit Judge:
Qwest Corporation (Qwest), a telecommunication provider, appeals the district court’s summary judgment in favor of the City of Portland and other Oregon cities (Cities), who intervened in the action. Qwest contends that the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996(FTA), 47 U.S.C. § 253, preempts the municipal ordinances pursuant to which the franchise fees were assessed. The district court ruled that the Cities’ ordinances and various franchise agreements were not preempted by the FTA.1 The district court also…
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