United States Eighth Circuit

The FCC erred in denying a petition to preempt a Missouri statute which precludes municipalities and municipally-owned utilities from providing telecommunications services or telecommunications facilities.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/14/2002
• Published 08/14/2002

Judges

• WOLLMAN, Chief Judge., Before WOLLMAN, Chief Judge, BOWMAN, and STAHL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James Baller, argued, Washington, DC (Sean A. Stokes, Allison L. Driver, William Andrew Dalton and Richard B. Geltman, on the brief), for Petitioners., Ronald Molteni, argued, Jefferson City, MO, for Intervenor State of Missouri., Geoffrey M. Klineberg, argued, Washington, DC, for Intervenor Southwestern Bell.


• For Appellees:
  
• Richard K. Welch, argued, Washington, DC, for Respondent.