Legal Opinion
Cellco Partnership v. Federal Communications Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 4, 2012No. 11-1135, 11-1136PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.
TATEL, Circuit Judge:
The Federal Communications Commission has long imposed “roaming” requirements on wireless telephone companies. Roaming occurs when wireless subscribers travel outside the range of their own earner’s network and use another carrier’s network infrastructure to make a call. Until the issuance of the rule challenged in this case, mobile carriers’ obligation to permit roaming extended only to voice-telephone services. Recognizing the growing importance of mobile data in a wireless market in which smartphones — cellphones that…
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