Legal Opinion
American Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Central Office Telephone, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 15, 1998No. 97-679PublishedCited by 367 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scalia
Respondent Central Office Telephone, Inc. (COT), a reseller of long-distance communications services, sued petitioner AT&T, a provider of long-distance communications services, under state law for breach of contract and tortious interference with contract. Petitioner is regulated as a common carrier under the Communications Act of 1984, 48 Stat. 1064, as amended, 47 U. S. C. § 151 et seq. The issue before us is whether the federal filed-tariff requirements of the Communications Act pre-empt respondent's state-law claims.
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Respondent purchases “bulk” long-distance services— volume-discounted…
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