Legal and historical documents related to utility franchise and wireless in Portland

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Documents, maps, city code, legislation, litigation and lawsuits related to utility franchises and licenses, wireless and broadband in the city of Portland.

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City Code

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Legislation

Right-of-Way (ROW) Code Project Documents Archive

Posted May 5, 2023 3:09 pm

Ordinance 191613 - Add Utility Operators Code to govern utility access and use of the City right-of-way and adopt fee schedule for utilities operating in the City right-of-way (add Code Title 12)

Ordinance #182846 - Adopt street priorities and form for wireless applications for siting private wireless facilities in City right-of-way 11.55 KB

Resolution #36706 - Request the federal government to update studies on potential health affects of radio frequency wireless emissions in light of significant increases in wireless use 71.17 KB

Litigation

Portland vs Electric Lightwave inc

Portland vs ELI Summary of Court Ruling June 2005 14.91 KB

Portland vs ELI Final Court Decision 2005 110.59 KB

Qwest Corporation vs City of Portland

League of Oregon Cities Press Release October 2004 9.94 KB

Ninth Circuit Court Decision October 2004 41.92 KB

League of Oregon Cities Press Release September 2006 10.48 KB

Federal District Court Opinion September 2006 128.64 KB

Sprint

Sprint vs San Diego - Portland's Amicus Brief June 4, 2008 1.12 MB

Sprint Wireless vs San Diego September 11, 2008 82.89 KB

Time Warner Telecom and Qwest vs Portland

Qwest Time Warner v City of Portland March 2006 1.12 MB

Qwest Time Warner v Portland May 2006 255.51 KB

Qwest Time Warner v Portland July 2006 23.64 KB

Qwest, Time Warner v City of Portland April 2009 159.06 KB

Contact

Community Technology Utilities Office

octutility@portlandoregon.gov

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