Legal Opinion
Sprint Spectrum L.P. v. Town of Easton
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided October 6, 1997No. CA 97-10313-JLTPublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
TAURO, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff, Sprint Spectrum L.P., is seeking to provide a national wireless communications network using a new type of digital technology called Personal Communications Services (“PCS”). In 1995, Sprint Spectrum obtained PCS licenses for Massachusetts and Rhode Island from the Federal Communications Commission. In August 1996, Sprint Spectrum filed for a special permit with Defendant, Town of Easton, Zoning Board of Appeals (the “Board”), to construct a 150 foot telecommunications tower, or “cell site,” for its PCS network.
The Board denied the application for a…
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