Legal Opinion

MCI Telecommunications Corp. v. Michigan Bell Telephone Co.

District Court, E.D. Michigan

Decided December 22, 1999No. 97-74362PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EDMUNDS, District Judge.

OPINION AND ORDER AFFIRMING IN PART AND REVERSING IN PART DECISIONS BY THE MICHIGAN PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

This case came before the Court at a hearing on September 8, 1999, on the parties’ cross appeals of rulings by the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC). The parties claim that the Interconnection Agreement between them, as arbitrated and approved by the MPSC, is inconsistent with the Telecommunications Act of 1996 and the FCC’s implementing regulations.

As explained below, the decisions of the MPSC are AFFIRMED in part’ and REVERSED in part.

1. Facts

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2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. United States v. Western Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
  2. At&T Corp. v. Iowa Utilities BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  3. Rinaldo's Construction Corp. v. Michigan Bell Telephone Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1997
  4. Mississippi Power & Light Company v. United Gas Pipe Line Company, State of Mississippi, Plaintiff-IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
  5. Friends of the Bow v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1997

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Indiana Bell Telephone Company, Incorporated v. William D. MccartyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
  2. WorldNet Telecommunications, Inc. v. Puerto Rico Telephone Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2007
  3. MCI Telecommunications Corp. v. BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc.District Court, N.D. Florida · 2000
  4. Michigan Bell Telephone Co. v. Climax Telephone Co.District Court, W.D. Michigan · 2000
  5. Michigan Bell Telephone Co. v. MCI Metro Access Transmission Services, Inc.District Court, E.D. Michigan · 2001

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