Legal Opinion
BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. v. Georgia Public Service Commission
District Court, N.D. Georgia
Decided January 3, 2008No. 1:06-cv-00162PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
CLARENCE COOPER, District Judge.
The Court has consolidated these two cases for purposes of hearing and decision because they both turn on a common question of law — namely, whether the Georgia Public Service Commission (“PSC”) has authority to implement 47 U.S.C. § 271, a federal statute that imposes conditions on Bell operating companies that the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) has authorized to provide long-distance services.
Having considered the parties’ written submissions and having heard extensive oral argument on November 27, 2007, the Court finds that the PSC lacks…
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