Legal Opinion
US West Communications, Inc. v. Hix
District Court, D. Colorado
Decided July 22, 1999No. Civil Action 97-D-152, 97-D-387, 97-D-1667, 97-D-2047, 97-D-2096, 98-D-934PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT & CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
DANIEL, District Judge.
This case involves the Plaintiff, U.S. West Communications, Inc., and the other parties’ efforts to challenge certain interconnection agreements approved by the Colorado Public Utilities Commission pursuant to the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (hereinafter “Telco Act”). The Telco Act fundamentally restructured local telephone markets, ending the monopolies that States historically granted to local exchange carriers (LECs) and subjected incumbent LECs to an array of duties intended to facilitate market entry, including the obligation…
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