Verizon’s FiOS fiber TV franchise suit will get its 1st hearing A...
Verizon’s FiOS fiber TV franchise suit will get its 1st hearing Aug. 8 in U.S. Dist. Court, Baltimore. Judge Marvin Garbis will hear Verizon’s request for an injunction against a Montgomery Count, Md., franchise rule, court documents said. The…
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telco’s suit seeks an injunction against the county cable franchise law and challenges as contrary to FCC rules a 5% tax the county wants to put on broadband sales (CD July 3 p3). Garbis said the parties each may call a technology expert at the hearing. The county July 20 asked the court to deny the injunction. Talks began in May 2005 on Verizon’s request for a franchise to sell video over fiber lines, the county said: “Verizon offers no argument at all that any of these provisions are invalid, except inasmuch as they allegedly infringe on the company’s free speech rights.” The case was moved from Greenbelt, Md., where it was filed, because Verizon’s state unit is based in Baltimore, a company spokeswoman told us.