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But competitors, such as AT&T and MCI, don't think Qwest's presence in long distance will have much impact, and they dispute the PUC's finding that Qwest has sufficiently opened its local markets to competition for local phone service, as is required under the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996.

District Court in New Jersey, the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 allows for the preemption of a local ordinance requiring permits for the placement of pay telephones and bids for the provision of pay-telephone service.

The Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 was the granddaddy of such measures.

Johnson and other neighbors are worried about potential ill effects from prolonged exposure to wireless communication signals, but she points out that cities and other jurisdictions are prevented by the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 from restricting cell tower siting on the basis of health concerns.

But the FCC said that in general, such utilities are a part of the state itself and, therefore, don't fall under provisions in section 253 of the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, barring states from preventing an entity from entering a telecommunications service market.

Under the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, the RBOCs cannot enter the long-distance market until they prove local competition exists.

City of Dearborn, the court upheld the Dearborn, Michigan's ability to require telecommunications companies to enter into franchise agreements and pay franchise fees under the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996. This victory is particularly positive because the court's opinion recognizes that municipalities are entitled to charge rent for the use of the public rights-of-way, as opposed to only the cost of maintaining the public rights-of-way, a position frequently articulated by telephone and cable companies.

The debate over high-speed access and the high-tech infrastructure is really another facet to the regulatory battles and fallout from the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, which was intended to deregulate the industry.

In a significant win for cities around the country, the Federal District Court in Detroit took a giant step toward upholding the intent of the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 by protecting the ability of cities and towns to manage the public rights-of-way and charge compensation for their use.

Second is the implementation of the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, which allowed for more digital services and created more competition.

AT&T points out that the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, which ordered local phone monopolies to sell access to their networks to other companies, was passed by Congress to create a competitive business environment, like the one enjoyed by the interstate long-distance industry.

Specifically, the judge determined that the city's moratorium does not violate the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996.