All Am. Tel. Co. v. AT & T Corp.

WILLIAM H. PAULEY III, Senior United States District Judge:

This action involves a long-running dispute between telecommunications carriers over access charges. Plaintiffs All American Telephone Company, Inc., Chase Com, and e-Pinnacle Communications, Inc. are competitive local exchange carriers-in lay terms, local telephone companies-operating in Utah and Nevada. Over a decade ago, Plaintiffs initiated an action against AT & T to collect tariffed access charges. Plaintiffs also asserted claims under the Federal Communications Act of 1934 (the "Communications Act") for AT & T's refusal to pay…