Legal Opinion
Michigan Bell Telephone Co. v. MCI Metro Access Transmission Services, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided January 22, 2001No. 00-70636PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
ROBERTS, District Judge.
I. Introduction
This action arises out of an alleged violation of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, 47 U.S.C. § 251 et. seq. (the “Act”). The Act was designed to open local telephone markets, which had previously been controlled by monopolies, to full, fair and effective competition on a nationwide basis. In construing the Act, the Supreme Court held in AT & T Corp. v. Iowa Utilities Bd., 525 U.S. 366, 371, 119 S.Ct. 721, 142 L.Ed.2d 835 (1999), that:
States may no longer enforce laws that impede competition, and…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 94,768 Phil A. Street and Clyde H. Street v. J.C. Bradford & CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
- Clarence Erwin Copeland v. Mark MacHulis James StephensCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1995
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3Cited by7 opinions
- State ex rel. Sprint Spectrum L.P. v. Missouri Public Service CommissionMissouri Court of Appeals · 2003
- Michigan Bell Telephone Co. v. MCIMetro Access Transmission Services, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2003
- Wisconsin Bell, Inc. v. TCG Milwaukee, Inc.District Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 2002
- Michigan Bell Telephone Co. v. Level 3 Communications, LLCDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 2002
- Michigan Bell Telephone Co. v. ChappelleDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 2002
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