Legal Opinion
Federal Communications Commission v. Florida Power Corp.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 25, 1987No. 85-1658PublishedCited by 149 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Marshall
These cases present consolidated appeals from a single decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit holding that 47 U. S. C. § 224 (the Pole Attachments Act) effects an unconstitutional taking of property without just compensation.
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The Pole Attachments Act, 92 Stat. 35, as amended, 47 U. S. C. §224, was enacted by Congress as a solution to a perceived danger of anticompetitive practices by utilities in connection with cable television service. Cable television operators, in order to deliver television signals to their subscribers, must have a physical carrier for…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Loretto v. Teleprompter Manhattan CATV Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Munn v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Permian Basin Area Rate CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Bowles v. WillinghamSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Block v. HirshSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
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3Cited by149 opinions
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- Chevron USA, Inc. v. CayetanoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
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