Legal Opinion
Cable Television Co. v. Illinois Commerce Commission
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided April 3, 1980No. 79-308PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SEIDENFELD
delivered the opinion of the court:
In question is whether the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) has authority to regulate the rates, terms and conditions of “pole attachment” agreements 1 between a utility company and cable TV operators. We conclude that the ICC possesses that authority and, further, that in its exercise the ICC may consider the interest of cable TV subscribers together with the interests of utility consumers.
The petitioners are 24 cable television companies (hereinafter referred to as Cable TV) which have brought an action seeking to enjoin…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Landfill, Inc. v. Pollution Control BoardIllinois Supreme Court · 1979
- Getto v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1979
- General Telephone Co. of Upstate New York, Inc. v. Public Service CommissionAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
- City of Chicago v. Illinois Commerce CommissionAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
3Cited by14 opinions
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- Illinois-Indiana Cable Television Ass'n v. Public Service CommissionIndiana Court of Appeals · 1981
- Rockford Mem v. Dept. of Human RightsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1995
- Consolidated Cable Utilities, Inc. v. City of AuroraAppellate Court of Illinois · 1982
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