Legal Opinion
Atlas Telephone Co. v. Oklahoma Corp. Commission
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 10, 2005No. Nos. 04-6096, 04-6098, 04-6100, 04-6101PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAUL KELLY, JR., Circuit Judge.
In these consolidated appeals, Plaintiffs-Appellants rural telephone companies (“RTCs”) collectively appeal the district court’s orders affirming final orders of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission (“OCC”). The OCC orders established interconnection obligations under the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 between the RTCs and Defendant-Appellees commercial mobile radio service (“CMRS”) providers. Our jurisdiction arises under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
Background
The RTCs are traditional landline telecommunications carriers doing business in Oklahoma.…
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