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Courts Grant Extensions in AT&T One-Touch Lawsuits

Two federal courts extended filing due dates in AT&T lawsuits against municipal one-touch, make-ready ordinances. In an order (in Pacer) Wednesday, U.S. District Court in Louisville granted an AT&T motion for extension, allowing the company to reply by Oct. 31…

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in support of its motion for summary judgment against Louisville. In an order (in Pacer) Tuesday, U.S. District Court in Nashville granted a Nashville motion for extension allowing the city to respond by Nov. 14 to an AT&T lawsuit. The telco sued both cities because the company claims municipalities lack authority to regulate pole attachments. The cities passed the measures to speed deployments of Google Fiber and those of future new entrants (see 1610060044).