Legal Opinion
T-Mobile South, LLC v. City of Roswell
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 14, 2015No. 13-975PublishedCited by 350 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sotomayor
The Telecommunications Act of 1996 provides, in relevant part, that "[a]ny decision by a State or local government or instrumentality thereof to deny a request to place, construct, or modify personal wireless service facilities shall be in writing and supported by substantial evidence contained in a written record." 110 Stat. 151, 47 U.S.C. § 332(c)(7)(B)(iii). The question presented is whether, and in what form, localities must provide reasons when they deny telecommunication companies' applications to construct cell phone towers. We hold that localities must provide or make available their…
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