Legal Opinion
At&T Communications of the Southern States, Inc. v. BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided October 11, 2001No. 00-16459PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BIRCH, Circuit Judge:
This appeal requires us to address whether, under the Telecommunications Act of 1996, an incumbent local exchange carrier must exclude its operator services from its local telephone services package offered to new market entrants for resale. Because we disagree with the district court’s determination that an incumbent carrier does have to exclude operator services from its complete services package made available for resale, we REVERSE.
I. BACKGROUND
Congress enacted the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (the “Act”) 1 to instigate competition in local and long distance…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Iowa Utilities Board v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
- United States v. SepulvedaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997
- Iowa Utilities Board v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2000
- International Telephone & Telegraph Corp. v. United Telephone Co.District Court, M.D. Florida · 1975
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