Legal Opinion
NEPSK, Inc. v. Town of Houlton
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 13, 2002No. 01-1787PublishedCited by 142 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
This suit arises out of a dispute over a cable franchise for the Town of Houlton, Maine (“Town”). In early 1999, the Town decided not to renew the franchise held by NEPSK, Inc., d/b/a Houlton Cable (“Houl-ton Cable”). Instead, it sought competitive proposals for a new cable franchise, and eventually awarded the franchise to Houlton Cable’s competitor, Pine Tree Ca-blevision Associates (“Pine Tree”). Houl-ton Cable then commenced this suit against the Town, alleging multiple violations of the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984, as amended by the Cable Television…
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