Legal Opinion
Rural Telephone Service Co. v. Feist Publications, Inc.
District Court, D. Kansas
Decided April 5, 1990No. 83-4086-RPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
ROGERS, District Judge.
This is an antitrust action brought by way of a counterclaim. Feist Publications, Inc. (FP) contends that Rural Telephone Service Company, Inc.’s (RTSC) refusal to license white page telephone listings to it is an antitrust violation under the “essential facility” theory and/or “intent to monopolize” theory of section 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2. A trial to the court has been concluded. The court is now prepared to issue findings of fact and conclusions of law.
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. RTSC is a cooperative telephone company providing…
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Feist Publications, Inc. v. Rural Telephone Service Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Rural Telephone Service Company, Inc. v. Feist Publications, Inc., Defendant-Counter-Claimant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1992
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