Legal Opinion
Intermedia Communications, Inc. v. Bellsouth Telecommunications, Inc.
District Court, M.D. Florida
Decided December 15, 2000No. 8:00CV1410-T-24(C)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
BUCKLEW, District Judge.
This cause comes before the Court on Defendant BellSouth’s Motion to Dismiss (Doe. No. 10, 17). Plaintiff opposes this motion (Doc. No. 14, 29).
I. Background
This case involves antitrust, fraud, and contract actions, as well as claims for alleged violations of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Specifically, Plaintiff alleges that Defendant undertook premeditated and deliberate acts to illegally retain its monopoly over the market for local telecommunications services throughout the Southeastern United States.
A. Telecommunications Act of 1996 (“TCA”) 1
The TCA was…
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