Tennessee v. FCC
US Court of Appeals 6th Circuit ruling / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tennessee v. Federal Communications Commission, 832 F.3d 597 (2016), was a ruling of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit,[1] holding that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) does not have the authority to preempt states from enforcing "anti-expansion" statutes that prohibit local municipal broadband networks from being expanded into nearby communities.[2]
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Tennessee v. FCC | |
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Court | United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit |
Full case name | State of Tennessee, State of North Carolina v. Federal Communications Commission |
Decided | August 10, 2016 |
Citation | 832 F.3d 597 |
Case history | |
Prior actions | Adjudication by the FCC preempting Tennessee and North Carolina from enforcing anti-expansion statutes. |
Case opinions | |
Majority: John M. Rogers, Joseph M. Hood Dissent in part: Helene White | |
Laws applied | |
Telecommunications Act of 1996 |
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