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Page 2 -- May 10, 2005 <br /> <br />Telecommunications -- Permit denied for 'unnecessary' antenna <br />Company argues denial violates Telecommunications Act <br />Citation: MetroPCS Inc. v. The City and County of San Francisco, 9th U.S.. <br />Circuit Court of Appeals, Nos. 03-16759 & 03-.16760 (2005) <br />The 9th U.S. Circuit has jurisdiction over Alaska, Arizona, California, Guam, <br />Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. <br />CALIFORNIA (03/07/05) -- MetroPCS Inc. applied for a conditional use permit <br />to install a new telecommunications antenna facility with/n the Richmond Dis- <br />trict of the city of San Francisco. <br /> Local residents opposed the proposed facility. More than 80 local property <br />owners, 60 percent Of the surrounding area, and hundreds of other city residents <br />signed a petition to stop the .construction. The residents asserted the antenna was <br />not necessary, would create visual blight, and would produce harmful emissions. <br /> Ultimately, the board of supervisors denied the permit, finding the pro- <br />posed antenna was unnecessary. <br /> MetropCS sued, and the court ruled in favor of the board. <br /> <br />122 <br /> <br />© 2005 Ouinlan Publishing Group. Any reproduction is prohibited. For more information please call (617) 542-0048, <br /> <br /> <br />