Legal Opinion
Play Time, Inc. v. LDDS Metromedia Communications, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 12, 1997No. 96-2066PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CYR, Senior Circuit Judge.
Defendant-appellant WorldCom challenges a district court judgment awarding damages for breach of its agreement to assign plaintiff-appellee Play Time, Inc. (“Play Time”) a toll-free “800” vanity number. We affirm the district court judgment in all respects.
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BACKGROUND 1
WorldCom, a corporation with its principal place of business in Jackson, Mississippi, and an office in Revere, Massachusetts, provides subscribers with specialized long-distance services, including toll-free “800” numbers. 2 Pursuant to industry standards., toll-free “800” numbers are stored in a…
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