Legal Opinion
Northwest Public Communications Council v. Oregon Public Utility Commission
District Court, D. Oregon
Decided July 27, 2011No. 3:10-CV-685-BRPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
BROWN, District Judge.
This matter comes before the Court on Defendants’ Joint Motion (#20) to Dismiss. For the reasons that follow, the Court GRANTS Defendants’ Motion and DISMISSES this matter.
GENERAL BACKGROUND
I. Regulatory Background.
In 1996 Congress amended the Federal Communications Act (FCA) of 1934 in part to improve competition in the telecommunications industry in the wake of the breakup of the former AT & T into Bell Operating Companies (BOCs). See 47 U.S.C. § 151, et seq. In particular, Congress enacted §§ 201 and 276 of the Act to promote greater competition among…
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