Legal Opinion
Diginet, Inc. v. Western Union ATS, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided February 18, 1994No. 91 C 0156PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
HART, District Judge.
Western Union ATS, Inc. and the City of Chicago dispute whether the City can require ATS to pay a franchise fee to the City before permitting it to install fiber optic cable in ducts under City streets. 1 The City would not permit ATS to activate the fiber optic network unless it also agreed to pay a franchise fee of approximately three per cent of the network’s revenue or a specific price per foot, whichever is greater. On appeal from a preliminary injunction enjoining ATS from expanding its fiber optic network in the City ducts, see Diginet,…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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3Cited by8 opinions
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