Legal Opinion
United States v. Western Elec. Co., Inc.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 26, 1984No. Civ. A. No. 82-0192, Misc. No. 82-0025 (PI)PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HAROLD H. GREENE, District Judge.
The Regional Holding Companies, 1 have requested the Court to waive the “line of business” restrictions in section 11(D) of the decree so that they may pursue ventures other than the provision of local telephone service. These motions raise the question whether and the extent to which these companies shall be permitted to engage in new business enterprises — perhaps the most important issue to have arisen since the AT & T Plan of Reorganization was approved last year. 2
Section 11(D) of the decree mandates that
After completion of the reorganization ...,…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- United States v. Armour & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Firefighters Local Union No. 1784 v. StottsSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Berkey Photo, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross v. Eastman Kodak Company, Defendant-Appellant-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
- United States v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.District Court, District of Columbia · 1983
- United States v. Western Elec. Co., Inc.District Court, District of Columbia · 1983
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3Cited by31 opinions
- United States v. Western Electric Company, Inc. American Telephone and Telegraph Company, Bellsouth Corporation, Bell Atlantic CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1995
- California v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
- Pigford, Timothy v. Johanns, MichaelCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2005
- Turpen v. Oklahoma Corp. CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1989
- United States v. Western Elec. Co., Inc.District Court, District of Columbia · 1987
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