Legal Opinion
Core Communications, Inc. v. Verizon Pennsylvania, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 18, 2007No. 06-2419PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
FISHER, Circuit Judge.
This appeal involves the question of whether a federal district court, in the first instance, may hear disputes concerning the breach of an interconnection agreement formed and approved pursuant to the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, Pub.L. No. 104-404, 110 Stat. 56 (1996) (“Telecommunications Act” or “Act”). The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania held that the Act prevents parties from taking such claims to federal court until they have been litigated before a state commission. Core Communications, Inc.…
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