San Francisco Appeals FCC Order on Broadband Wire-Sharing Rule (1)

San Francisco is challenging the Federal Communications Commission’s move to override a city mandate that apartment and office building owners share in-use cable wiring with broadband providers upon request.

The city July 22 asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to undo the commission’s decision preempting part of a San Francisco law, which bars building owners from interfering with an occupant’s right to choose a communications service.

The FCC voted against the law July 10 as part of a broader order seeking input on how it might restrict service agreements between broadband providers and landlords. The order ...