TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Brittany Sims on Aug 28, 2014

BellSouth may have failed to give local governments as much money as the law requires for 911 fees, but it was not intentional, a lawyer for the company says. Attorney Scott Angstreich yesterday asked U.S. District Judge Curtis Collier to rule against Hamilton County 911 and nine other 911 districts in Tennessee that claim in a lawsuit that BellSouth didn't turn over 911 fees it owed them, intentionally lying to the emergency services providers to help its bottom line. Angstreich asked Collier to dismiss the suit, arguing that the claims are not true, and even if they are, the districts can’t prove the phone company did it on purpose. Attorneys for the local 911 districts say BellSouth knew it was paying less money than it was supposed to, and they want Collier to bring the case to trial. The Chattanooga Times Free Press has more.