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<br />Commission to construct and ·operate a wireless telecommunications network
<br />in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. j
<br /> Southwestern transmitted wireless communications bY radio at afr .equency
<br />p~0vided'bY'th~ FCC. According tO its .,license, Southwestern was obligated to
<br />provide'~ire]e'ss'telecormmmication§.~iqes to its ~ustomers ....
<br /> "" S~uth'~/~i41'~ppl'i~d '~6.'f~e.'i~ °~.~i~fr' ~ .q0ii.~iifi'8~(Us~. P'e~i tS.con:Stmct,
<br />a 150-foot ni0no ole ¢ornmunicatioffS ~tower..The b]qard,~.pproved the condi-
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<br />fional use permit s~u~ject t~,~.te.~e~n~e,res, ,.t~ ?9.s;i,:i~i~':.~,~::':~:~ ~.~.i :.o%':., ...':
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<br />stating commumcation to.w..~s ~ ~a~..t.~ .~. ~ae .qO.m,a.~n. o~t
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<br />inte .ff.,~rea ,.w.x, ,t) p~ub~c' s. af,ety,.C..O.~ ~u~., ~?ti.o...ns.: ,.. ~. ~. j.e~..a, ti~,n, g,av,.,e...the, c..o. unty.,
<br />ter p,roper, notice,..a~,, ,d., ,he, ~g,,t,,.o,,;f~5~& ~he.:an~ ~n~. ,,.ao~s3.t~e..,~tg.Se .a. s,~. :o,p~,r:..a.,tio;...
<br /> .... ~,._~2:~ z~;.;;¢:g,.2';~;'~2g, iffiijijii' thebbh'rkl'~' ~'g~' of FCC authority and.
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<br />s~ff bMd ~P~'~dnfl~'doncluded'tii~' FCC could not resolve interference ,ssues
<br />as quickly as the county wanted.,~.b>~S ',he .arings.w~
<br />and oth&r"W:ireless ~or~..'t/~9~'.ti]bfi',S:lJf°vider~ g~iv,6 ~'tt.e"n.-o~!eifiehts about
<br />th6 re~Ui/~fi~3ii 'Thg pfbV, id?}'s ~x~i(./fi~.'e board [~a~"qUt,s!~e[ifa 'aj.u..moi-ity, since
<br />the regui~tory iuth0riO' iegm:~;i'fl~ii ]aspect.gl,
<br />services was exclusively'reie~ed'{b'~e FCC."?':,'-.':'-']:'ii";~' ~ "-: ~"'i: ::';;'ii 7.; ..' '
<br /> After ~e regulatioh v~'as"a86Pt~di'"'~e FCC<~bi'8'io die b6~:a'and Stated the.
<br />regulation'Was illegal. ~t aig;J adviSed the b0ara"bf, fild'.FC.C, j{0/~o.ed~.ur_, es' 'ak...,eady
<br />in place for handling publiCsaf.e,ty ~tefferene'e ~°rfiljlfii~ts-' '' . .. '.
<br /> SoUthwestern Sued,'a~d ,.thd'effii4 fleterminfid'fe,d?al 'law in;~alidat;d the
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<br /> interference regulation. ' ' ' ' .... "
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<br /> ' The board appealed:. 2:". ;;4~ :i~;g 'h~,'.'}.~ ~; -,~,~ ;~):t: 'i;'i;-:,t~.' ;5.~ ~):tdi d~b :?~,,~ ~-; fi ~,,~.
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<br /> :. ad exclusive lunsdiction over radio fr..eq. ~ency.. mt~.~[~nce
<br /> ... The, FCC,.h:'~,..~., ,,, ~*~"~`~:~"~:~`~.~=~-~;~;~*~:~*~:..~<~:~`~:~:e~;v-. ..... : .... '-:
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<br /> "U/idei fiie '~i'el~';h~u~'~4~.',d,_.fi.s~k&,t, thd.' only 1i6~ ral,,'.'Z.'0n.i,ng ~.u.,th6n.'ty pre.-
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<br /> se .ryes .regarueu~.m?: v.~9~?,~,.,, ..,a.,:,.~,.~"., :,. ~ .......
<br /> .~ · .... , '_. _. z ,_, a'z:~ ~,~,~,o~ re'",lation of radio freouency mtefference ~ssues, so
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<br /> "dndition and regulauon were vo~i:l. A patchwork of vaned loc~ r gu a-
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<br /> · · " '*'~ ......... ii0tional nauonat telecommumca-
<br /> · oun would revent afu
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<br /> tions networz." - '- .'. ",; 7:'" ".;'z :':.'1 - - :..~,.:.:~-:'.-:.,'.
<br /> citation; Southwes?'~rn Bell Wireless Inc. v. Johnson County Board of .
<br /> Colnt) 'Commissioners, lOth U.S. Circuit Court of.,AppeaN No. 98-32
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<br /> The lOth Circuit has jurisdiction over Colorado, Kan}asj New MeMco,
<br /> Oklahoma, Utah, and WYbming. ..
<br /> see also; Helm v. LouisvilIe Two-Way Radio C. orp., 667 $.W. 2d 691 (1984).
<br /> see also: Broyde v. Ob}ham Tower inc!, 15 ESd 994 (!994).
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