Legal Opinion

Cablevision of Boston, Inc. v. Public Improvement Commission of the City of Boston

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided August 30, 1999No. 99-1222PublishedCited by 75 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*90LYNCH, Circuit Judge.

Cablevision of Boston sought a preliminary injunction in federal court against its principal local competitors in the developing broadband1 telecommunications market. Its complaint alleged that these competitors had taken unfair advantage of their access to underground electrical conduit in violation of Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 93A. Cablevision also sought injunctive relief against the City of Boston, arguing that the City had failed to manage the conduit rights of way in a competitively neutral and nondiscriminatory manner in violation of § 253(c) of the Federal…

2Cases cited31 opinions

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3Cited by75 opinions

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