Legal Opinion
Qwest Corp. v. Federal Communications Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 15, 2001No. 19-7111PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WILLIAMS.
STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
When a local caller dials the number of a paging service customer, the caller’s Local Exchange Carrier (“LEC”) sends the call to a paging terminal, operated by the paging service. Once the terminal validates the call and receives the “call-back” number or message, it sends out a radio broadcast that sets off the customer’s pager. Thus the call starts out on the LEC’s network but is handed off to the paging carrier, which completes the call. This case concerns the Federal Communications Commission’s rule…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Parklane Hosiery Co. v. ShoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Southern Pacific Railroad v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Angel v. BullingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- At&T Corp. v. Iowa Utilities BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Atlas Telephone Co. v. Oklahoma Corp. Comm.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2005
- Heartland Regional Medical Center v. LeavittDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2007
- Iowa Network Services, Inc. v. Qwest Corp.District Court, S.D. Iowa · 2005
- ST. ANTHONY'S HEALTH CENTER v. LeavittDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2008
- SWEDISH AMERICAN HOSPITAL v. SebeliusDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2011
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