United States v. Western Electric Company, Inc. American Telephone and Telegraph Company, Bellsouth Corporation, Bell Atlantic Corporation

Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.

RANDOLPH, Circuit Judge:

We have before us still another appeal dealing with the antitrust consent decree— the “Modification of Final Judgment” — issued in United States v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co., 552 F.Supp. 131, 226-34 (D.D.C.1982), aff'd sub nom. Maryland v. United States, 460 U.S. 1001, 103 S.Ct. 1240, 75 L.Ed.2d 472 (1983). The question is whether, under Rule 60(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the district court properly granted American Telephone and Telegraph Company’s motion to modify restrictions imposed by…