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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND : BELL ATLANTIC-MARYLAND, INC. : : v. : : PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, : MARYLAND, et al. : : ...o0o... MEMORANDUM

CIVIL NO. CCB-98-4187

In this case, plaintiff Bell Atlantic-Maryland, Inc. ("Bell Atlantic")1 has challenged the validity of defendant Prince George's County ("the County") ordinance CB-98-1998 ("the ordinance") which seeks to regulate the use of County rights of way by telecommunications companies. Bell Atlantic

filed its complaint in 1998, asserting a variety of federal and state constitutional and statutory claims. In its 1999

opinion, this court found that the ordinance was preempted by the Federal Telecommunications Act ("FTA"), 47 U.S.C.

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