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QWEST CORP. v. CITY OF SURPRISE

No. 04-16940.

434 F.3d 1176 (2006)

QWEST CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF SURPRISE, a municipal corporation, Defendant, and City of Tucson, Arizona, a municipal corporation; City of Globe, Arizona, a municipal corporation; City of Miami, Arizona, a municipal corporation; City of Nogales, Arizona, a municipal corporation, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed January 13, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David R. Goodnight, Stoel Rives LLP, Seattle, WA, for the plaintiff-appellant.

John H. Ridge, Stoel Rives LLP, Seattle, WA, for the plaintiff-appellant.

Joseph Van Eaton, Miller & Van Eaton, PLLC, Washington, DC, Kenneth A. Brunetti, Miller & Van Eaton, LLP, San Francisco, CA, for defendants-appellees the City of Tucson.

Thomas K. Irvine, Irvine Law Firm, PA, Phoenix, AZ, for defendants-appellees Cities of Nogales, Miami and Globe.

Before: TROTT, NELSON, and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.

TROTT, Circuit Judge:

OVERVIEW

Qwest Corporation (Qwest) appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of City of Tucson, City of Miami, City of Globe, and City of Nogales (collectively "the Cities"). Qwest contends that the Cities' telecommunications licensing and franchise ordinances are preempted by § 253 of the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996(the FTA). Qwest argues also that the Cities charge an improper rental fee for use...

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