RE: WKOX from the WUNR site

["A. Joseph Ross" <lawyer@world.std.com>]

On 8 Feb 00,  Paul Hopfgarten wrote:

> You are absolutely correct. The 96 Telecom Act had a provision basically
> telling local ZBAs and selectmen/councilors to 'shove it'.
 
Not quite.  Local governments are allowed to regulate cellular towers for 
some purposes, but not others.  It's complicated, and I'm not familiar 
with the details, but there is still some power to regulate where cellular 
towers can be placed, but not to ban them outright.


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