Rochester, Wireless Companies Agree to End Litigation

Verizon, Extenet and Crown Castle reached a settlement with Rochester, New York, to resolve remaining issues and “avoid the need for further litigation” in a wireless infrastructure dispute. In February, U.S. District Judge Elizabeth Wolford for Western New York in Rochester found in favor of the companies on their consolidated claim that Rochester violated sections 253 and 332 of the Telecommunications Act in the unlawful manner in which it assessed fees for telecom deployments within its jurisdiction (see 2402280040). On Friday, the parties filed a proposed final judgment.