FCC local pole preemption order set to take effect Monday, as federal court denies San Jose’s request to delay implementation

11 January 2019 by Steve Blum
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The Federal Communications Commission’s preemption of local ownership of streetlight poles and other “vertical assets” appears set to take effect on Monday, 14 January 2019. The tenth circuit federal appeals court in Denver denied a request by the City of San Jose and other cities to put the FCC order on hold while court cases move ahead. In a separate action, the tenth circuit also transferred the long list of appeals to the ninth circuit federal appeals court in San Francisco.