(March 30, 2017, 12:05 PM EDT) -- ST. LOUIS — Parties in a dispute over whether a telecommunications provider is required to obtain a cable franchise before constructing a fiber network in Iowa City, Iowa, have filed briefs with the Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals debating whether state and federal laws require such a franchise (MCC Iowa LLC d/b/a Mediacom v. The City of Iowa City, et al., No. 16-3696, 8th Cir.)....