AT&T May Appeal Court Dismissing Los Altos Small-Cells Suit
AT&T is considering appeal options after a federal court dismissed its wireless infrastructure lawsuit against Los Altos, California, an AT&T spokesperson said Friday. The U.S District Court in San Jose dismissed a similar complaint by Verizon in the same decision…
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Monday. The carriers challenged the city rejecting applications to install small-cell wireless facilities under a 2019 local law, but the city issued a new law this year without the challenged provisions, said Judge Edward Davila: That moots AT&T’s and Verizon’s claims that Los Altos’ law is an effective prohibition violating the Telecom Act. The city is unlikely to reenact challenged parts of the old law and is “entitled to a presumption of good faith,” Davila said. Verizon didn’t comment Friday.