BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. v. Georgia Public Service Commission

BARKETT, Circuit Judge:

AT&T Communications of the Southern States, L.L.C.; Birch Telecom of the South, Inc.; NewSouth Communications Corp.; MCI, Inc. (as successor to World-Com, Inc.); ITC DeltaCom Communications, Inc.; Talk America, Inc.; and Sprint Communications Co., L.P. (collectively “Competitive Local Exchange Carriers,” or “CLECs”) appeal from a judgment in favor of BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. (“BellSouth”) which reversed a rate-setting decision by the Georgia Public Service Commission (“GPSC”).

Under the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (“Act”), 47 U.S.C. § 151 et seq., 1 the GPSC…