Legal Opinion
Cel-Tech Communications, Inc. v. Los Angeles Cellular Telephone Co.
California Supreme Court
Decided April 8, 1999No. S066735PublishedCited by 1,208 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CHIN, J.
Defendant Los Angeles Cellular Telephone Company (L.A. Cellular) sells cellular telephones and services. Cellular telephones are sold on the open market. As to wholesale sales of cellular services, however, L.A. Cellular has a government-protected “duopoly” status with one other company. In an effort to gain new subscribers for its services and increase overall profits, L.A. Cellular sold telephones below cost. It lost money on telephone sales but made up for those losses with its increased sales of services. Plaintiffs are companies that sell cellular telephones but may not…
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