Justice HECHT delivered the opinion of the Court. From 1937 to 1992, a Fort Worth city ordinance required Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. to pay the City, “in lieu of’ all charges, fees, and taxes owed for its location of poles, wires, and other facilities on city property, a percentage of its gross receipts from the rendition of local service. A separate or…
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