BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. v. Kentucky Public Service Commission

OPINION

SUTTON, Circuit Judge.

This case arises from efforts of the Kentucky Public Service Commission to enforce several provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, its accompanying regulations and state law. AT & T Kentucky argues, and the district court held, that the state commission wrongly interpreted two of the federal regulations and is preempted from using state law to impose other obligations. AT & T Kentucky also cross-appeals the district court’s interpretation of a third federal regulation. We affirm.

I

“The Telecommunications Act of 1996 imposed a number of duties on incumbent…