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Article: Cellular groups lead lobbying. (Up Front).(placement of cellular phone antennae)(Brief Article)
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- Los Angeles Business Journal
- Article date:
- November 26, 2001
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For the third time in the last four quarters, the battle over where to place those unsightly cellular phone antennae has been the most lobbied issue at L.A. City Hall.
Cellular phone companies and their tower placement clients spent almost $191,000 to sway city officials during the third quarter, according to City Ethics Commission data.
In July, the City Council adopted an ordinance limiting the placement of cellular phone antennae on private property. Negotiations continue between the city and cellular phone companies for antennae restrictions on public property.
Coming in second was the Playa Vista development project, which generated ...