Verizon Wireless has filed a federal lawsuit seeking emergency injunctive relief against a Kansas City, MO condominium association, arguing that planned rooftop construction could interfere with a long-standing cell site and disrupt wireless service for thousands of customers across the city.
In a complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, available here, Cellco Partnership, doing business as Verizon Wireless, alleges that the 333 Meyer West Condominium Association intends to proceed with rooftop construction and equipment installation that would obstruct or require removal of Verizon’s antenna equipment, actions Verizon says violate a Rooftop Lease Agreement that dates back more than three decades.
The 12-story mid-century building, widely known in the Brookside neighborhood as the Blue Goose, was built in 1955 and has hosted Verizon antennas since the early 1990s. At the site, Verizon serves more than three square miles and provides wireless service to thousands of users, including residents, businesses, schools, healthcare providers, municipalities, and first responders…