Legal Opinion
Clark v. Time Warner Cable
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 30, 2008No. 07-55794PublishedCited by 129 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
We must decide whether the doctrine of primary jurisdiction permits a district court to refer a claim raising a novel and technical question of federal telecommunications policy to the Federal Communications Commission for its consideration in the first instance.
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Time Warner Cable (“TWC”) is one of the largest cable operators in the United States. Among other products and services, TWC markets “Digital Phone,” a bundle of local and long distance calling-services that utilize Voice over Internet Protocol (“VoIP”) technology. VoIP uses the Internet to transmit…
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