Vertical
Assets, a communications tower construction company based in Atlanta, was
denied a permit to construct a cell tower in Panama City, Florida. The 150-foot
tower was planned to be erected on West 19th Street and Florida
Avenue. However, the Panama City commission unanimously rejected the proposal
for the tower saying that there were safety and neighborhood compatibility
issues.
Vertical
Assets has taken this matter to the federal court because they believe the city
discriminated against their proposal and they violated the federal
Telecommunications Act. Another company was permitted to construct a similar
tower three years ago without having to get the city commission to approve it.
Vertical Assets’ tower would have AT&T as its main carrier but they would
allow emergency agencies to use the tower at no cost.
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