Wireless Industry Asks SCOTUS to Reject Small-Cells Appeal
Wireless groups asked the Supreme Court to reject an appeal by Portland, Oregon, and 35 other municipalities of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' decision upholding much of the FCC’s 2018 small-cell orders (see 2103230052). CTIA, the Competitive Carriers…
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Association, Verizon and Wireless Infrastructure Association jointly filed a brief posted Wednesday in docket 20-1354. “Contrary to Petitioners’ claims, the decision … creates no conflicts worthy of this Court’s review,” the groups said. Claims the decision “subjects localities to ‘immense’ consequences rests on a mischaracterization of the FCC’s order,” they said: The “real interest” of local governments “is in being able to charge unlimited amounts for right-of-way access.”