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Telco Appeals Minnesota City's Fiber-Optic Win

Posted by Soulskill on from the don't-you-have-anything-better-to-do dept.

tsa writes "In a predictable move, TDS Telecom has filed an appeal after its complaint against Monticello, Minnesota's new fiber network was tossed by a county judge in early October. As you may remember, the city decided to build its own fiber-optic network after the telco made it clear they wouldn't build it because it wouldn't be economically feasible for them. TDS Telecom then changed its mind and sued the city for unfair competition."

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  1. Re:wait wait wait by c · · Score: 0, Redundant

    > So they refused to build one. Then the city said well we are gonna build one
    > and proceeded to build it. Then they sued the city because they built it?

    I'm kinda wondering how that isn't estoppel? Did TDS not put anything in writing? Or does the city think it's more important to fight on the basis that the city can legally do this sort of thing than on a legal ground which is really only applicable to this one situation?

    c.

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