Legal Opinion
Global TelLink v. Federal Communications Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 13, 2017No. 15-1461 Consolidated with 15-1498; 16-1012; 16-1029; 16-1038; 16-1046; 16-1057PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDWARDS, Senior Circuit Judge:
The Communications Act of 1934 (“1934 Act”) authorized the Federal Communications Commission (“Commission” or “FCC”) to ensure that interstate telephone rates are “just and reasonable,” 47 U.S.C. § 201(b), but left regulation of intrastate rates primarily to the states. In the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (“1996 Act”), Congress amended the 1934 Act to change the Commission’s limited regulatory authority over intrastate telecommunication so as to promote competition in the payphone industry.
Before the passage of the 1996 Act, Bell Operating Companies (“BOCs”)…
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