AT&T Claims Pittsburgh Fees, Delays Blocked New Cell Sites, says Law360

Law360 (April 7, 2021, 1:49 PM EDT) — The City of Pittsburgh’s fees and delays for installing small-cell network equipment along city roadways have prevented AT&T’s service expansion and violated the federal Telecommunications Act and Federal Communications Commission orders, AT&T claimed in a federal lawsuit.New Cingular Wireless PCS LLC, doing business as AT&T Mobility, claimed in its lawsuit Tuesday that the city’s annual fees for using its right-of-way and its delay in processing and approving AT&T’s applications for new equipment installations created a “de facto moratorium” on expanding its network and providing service, which the TCA says local governments cannot block.”The city, by refusing to act on…