United States v. Western Electric Co.

OPINION

HAROLD H. GREENE, District Judge.

A number of issues relating to the equal access obligations of the Regional Companies remain to be resolved although, as explained below, substantial progress toward equal access has been made, and the problems, when measured against the original requirements, are not of exceptional magnitude.

I

Introduction

Section 11(A) of the decree requires each Regional Company to provide to all interex-change carriers and information service providers access to its local network, subject to Appendix B, which is “equal in type, quality, and price to that provided to…