Legal Opinion
Skycom Corporation and Gerald M. Walters v. Telstar Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 17, 1987No. 86-1206PublishedCited by 153 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Skycom Corp. and Telstar Corp. provide pay-TV services such as Home Box Office to customers by microwave transmissions, bypassing the cables often used to convey the signals. The assets of their line of business include the radio dishes needed to receive signals from satellites or local microwave repeaters, licenses from the FCC and local governments to set up transmission and reception equipment, and contracts with customers. Skycom operated principally in and near Milwaukee but was trying to enter the Chicago market; Telstar operates nationwide. In 1982 Skycom and…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Margaret Morgan and Burton Morgan v. Bank of Waukegan, a Banking CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Hoffman v. Red Owl Stores, Inc.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1965
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3Cited by153 opinions
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