Wireless Companies Win Judgment Against Rochester, N.Y.
Telecom fees required by Rochester, New York, effectively prohibited providing telecom services in violation of sections 253 and 332 of the Communications Act, U.S. District Judge Elizabeth Wolford for Western New York said in a judgment Wednesday. Making official a…
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settlement agreement the parties reached Friday (see 2407290010), the court permanently enjoined the city from enforcing the fees and ordered “any other causes of action or claims brought in the above-referenced actions are rendered moot by this judgment and are dismissed without prejudice." Extenet, Crown Castle and Verizon Wireless had challenged the Rochester fees.