Verizon has filed against the City of Pittsfield in federal court! 

Read Verizon’s Legal Filing here. 

Verizon is asking for a declaratory judgment from the U.S. District Court in Springfield against the city of Pittsfield after the Board of Health issued an emergency  cease-and-desist order against the company for a cell tower the Board has determined to be impacting the health of numerous Pittsfield residents.

Verizon claims that federal law, the Telecommunications Act (TCA) of 1996 prohibits state and local governments from regulating cell towers based on health effects from radio-frequency emissions so long as the radiation levels comply with the Federal Communications Commission regulations.

Read Verizon’s Legal Filing here. 

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