Legal Opinion
Bell Atlantic Telephone Companies v. Federal Communications Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 23, 1997No. 97-1432PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge EDWARDS.
EDWARDS, Chief Judge:
This case arises from a challenge to an Order of the Federal Communications Commission (“Commission”) construing a poorly drafted section of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, enacted as 47 U.S.C. § 272. Under the statute, there are two potentially contradictory edicts: first, § 272(a) states that, normally, a Bell Operating Company (“BOC”) may not provide origination of most communications services between Local Access and Transport Areas (“interLATA services’!) except through a separate affiliate; second, § 272(e)(4)…
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