Legal Opinion
United States v. Western Electric Co.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 3, 1990No. Nos. 87-5388 through 87-5397 and 88-5276 through 88-5284PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed PER CURIAM.
2Per curiam
As part of the 1982 consent decree that severed the seven Regional Bell Operating Companies (“BOCs”) from AT & T, the parties agreed that the BOCs, which inherited AT & T’s local exchange monopoly, would be prohibited from providing interexchange (long distance) or information services, manufacturing telephone equipment, and participating in any non-telecommunications industry. The district judge retained jurisdiction over the case, and the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) pledged to report to the court every three years as to the continuing need for these…
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