Legal Opinion
Essential Communication System, Inc. v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided March 13, 1978No. Civ. A. 700-73PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WHIPPLE, Chief Judge.
Essential Communications Systems distributes a device named “code-a-phone” which, when electronically connected to a telephone (and thereby with the telephone network) automatically answers, transfers and records incoming calls. American Telephone and Telegraph Company (ATT) and New Jersey Bell are part of the Bell System which owns and operates the telecommunications system. They are subject to regulation by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and state commissions such as the New Jersey Public Utility Commission (N.J.P.U.C.). Western Electric Company is a…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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- United States v. Western Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- United States v. Philadelphia National BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Walker Process Equipment, Inc. v. Food MacHinery & Chemical Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Silver v. New York Stock ExchangeSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Essential Communications Systems, Inc. v. American Telephone & Telegraph Company, Western Electric Company and New Jersey Bell Telephone CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
- Sorensen v. Director, Division of TaxationNew Jersey Tax Court · 1981
- Sorensen v. Taxation Div. DirectorNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1981
- MCI Communications Corp. v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1978
- Litton Systems, Inc. v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1980
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