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People of the State of California Public Utilities Commission of the State of California, North American Telecommunications Association ("Nata") National Association of Regulatory Commissioners ("Naruc") Missouri Public Service Commission ("Mpsc"), Petitioners-Intervenors v. Federal Communications Commission, Pacific Bell, Respondents-Intervenors. People of the State of California Public Utilities Commission of the State of California, North American Telecommunications Association ("Nata") National Association of Regulatory Commissioners ("Naruc"), Petitioners-Intervenors v. Federal Communications Commission, Ameritech Operating Companies (Illinois Bell Telephone Co., Indiana Bell Telephone Co. Incorp., Michigan Bell Telephone Co., Ohio Bell Telephone Co., Wisconsin Bell, Inc.), Respondents-Intervenors. People of the State of California Public Utilities Commission of the State of California v. Federal Communications Commission, People of the State of New York, North American Telecommunications Association ("Nata") Pacific Bell, Nevada Bell, Pactel Communications Companies, and Pacific Telesis Group Iowa Utilities Board, Petitioners-Intervenors v. Federal Communications Commission, Bell Atlantic Telephone Companies ("Bell Atlantic"), Respondents-Intervenors. People of the State of New York, Pacific Bell, Nevada Bell, Pactel Communications Companies, and Pacific Telesis Group Iowa Utilities Board North American Telecommunications Association ("Nata"), Petitioners-Intervenors v. Federal Communications Commission, American Telephone and Telegraph, Respondents-Intervenors. State of Michigan Michigan Public Service Commission v. Federal Communications Commission United States of America, MCI Telecommunications Corporation v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided June 6, 1990No. 87-7233PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

905 F.2d 1217

113 P.U.R.4th 92

PEOPLE OF the STATE OF CALIFORNIA; Public Utilities

Commission of the State of California, Petitioners,

North American Telecommunications Association ("NATA");

National Association of Regulatory Commissioners

("NARUC"); Missouri Public Service

Commission ("MPSC"),

Petitioners-Intervenors,

v.

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, Respondent,

Pacific Bell, et al., Respondents-Intervenors.

PEOPLE OF the STATE OF CALIFORNIA; Public Utilities

Commission of the State of California, Petitioners,

North American Telecommunications Association ("NATA");

National Association of Regulatory…

Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.

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Federal Communications Commission United States of America, Association for Local Telecommunications Services American Telephone and Telegraph Company Telecommunications Resellers Association the Competition Policy Institute Information Technology Association of America National Cable Television Association, Inc. Internet Access Coalition Ad Hoc Telecommunications Users Committee Worldcom, Inc. Sprint Corporation Teleco Communications Group, Inc. Excel Telecommunications, Inc. Bell Atlantic Telephone Companies Time Warner Communications Holdings, Inc. MCI Telecommunications Corporation New York Telephone New England Telephone and Telegraph Company, Intervenors on Appeal, America's Carriers Telecommunication Association, Intervenors on Appeal, Commercial Internet Exchange Association, Amicus Curiae. Gte Midwest, Incorporated, the Southern New England Telephone Company U S West, Inc. Ameritech Corporation Texas Office of Public Utility Counsel United States Telephone Association Southwestern Bell Telephone Company Rural Telephone Coalition Cincinnati Bell Telephone Company Missouri Public Service Commission Pacific Bell Nevada Bell, Intervenors on Appeal v. Federal Communications Commission United States of America, American Telephone and Telegraph Company Telecommunications Resellers Association the Competition Policy Institute Excel Telecommunications, Inc. Telco Communications Group, Inc. Sprint Corporation Worldcom, Inc. Ad Hoc Telecommunications Users Committee Internet Access Coalition National Cable Television Association, Inc. Information Technology Association of America Association for Local Telecommunications Services Bell Atlantic Telephone Companies Time Warner Communications Holdings, Inc. MCI Telecommunications Corporation New York Telephone New England Telephone and Telegraph Company, Intervenors on Appeal, America's Carriers Telecommunication Association, Intervenors on Appeal, Commercial Internet Exchange Association, Amicus Curiae. Bell Atlantic-Virginia, Incorporated, Southern New England Telephone Company Ameritech Corporation Texas Office of Public Utility Counsel United States Telephone Association Southwestern Bell Telephone Company U S West, Inc. Rural Telephone Coalition Bell Atlantic Telephone Companies Cincinnati Bell Telephone Company Gte Service Corporation Gte Alaska, Incorporated Gte Arkansas, Incorporated Gte California, Incorporated Gte Florida, Incorporated Gte Midwest, Incorporated Gte South, Incorporated Gte Southwest, Incorporated Gte North, Incorporated Gte Northwest, Incorporated Gte Hawaiian Telephone Company, Incorporated Gte West Coast, Incorporated Contel of Minnesota, Inc. Contel of the South, Inc. 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Texas Office of Public Utility Counsel Telecommunications Resellers Association Missouri Public Service Commission, Intervenors on Appeal v. Federal Communications Commission United States of America, the Competition Policy Institute Ameritech Corporation Sprint Corporation Ad Hoc Telecommunications Users Committee Internet Access Coalition National Cable Television Association, Inc. Information Technology Association of America Southwestern Bell Telephone Company American Telephone and Telegraph Company Association for Local Telecommunications Services U S West, Inc. Rural Telephone Coalition Southern New England Telephone Company Bell Atlantic Telephone Companies Cincinnati Bell Telephone Company Gte Service Corporation Gte Alaska, Incorporated Gte Arkansas, Incorporated Gte California, Incorporated Gte Florida, Incorporated Gte Midwest, Incorporated Gte South, Incorporated Gte Southwest, Incorporated Gte North, Incorporated Gte Northwest, Incorporated Gte Hawaiian Telephone Company, Incorporated Gte West Coast, Incorporated Contel of Minnesota, Inc. Contel of the South, Inc. Time Warner Communications Holdings, Inc. Pacific Bell Nevada Bell Bellsouth Corporation Bellsouth Telecommunications, Inc. New York Telephone Company New England Telephone and Telegraph Company, Intervenors on Appeal, Commercial Internet Exchange Association, Amicus Curiae. MCI Telecommunications Corporation Telecommunications Resellers Association Allied Associated Partners, Lp Geld Information Systems Competitive Telecommunications Association America's Carriers Telecommunication Association Excel Telecommunications, Inc. Telco Communications Group, Inc. Worldcom, Inc. Texas Office of Public Utility Counsel Cable & Wireless, Inc. Frontier Corporation Missouri Public Service Commission, Intervenors on Appeal v. Federal Communications Commission United States of America, Association for Local Telecommunications Services American Telephone and Telegraph Company the Competition Policy Institute Ameritech Corporation Sprint Corporation Ad Hoc Telecommunications Users Committee Internet Access Coalition National Cable Television Association, Inc. Information Technology Association of America Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, U S West, Inc. Rural Telephone Coalition Southern New England Telephone Company Bell Atlantic Telephone Companies Cincinnati Bell Telephone Company Gte Service Corporation Gte Alaska, Incorporated Gte Arkansas, Incorporated Gte California, Incorporated Gte Florida, Incorporated Gte Midwest, Incorporated Gte South, Incorporated Gte Southwest, Incorporated Gte North, Incorporated Gte Northwest, Incorporated Gte Hawaiian Telephone Company, Incorporated Gte West Coast, Incorporated Contel of Minnesota Contel of the South Time Warner Communications Holdings, Inc. Pacific Bell Nevada Bell Bellsouth Corporation Bellsouth Telecommunications, Inc. New York Telephone Company New England Telephone and Telegraph Company, Intervenors on Appeal, Commercial Internet Exchange Association, Amicus Curiae. U S West, Inc., Southern New England Telephone Company Ameritech Corporation Texas Office of Public Utility Counsel United States Telephone Association Southwestern Bell Telephone Company Rural Telephone Coalition Bell Atlantic Telephone Companies Cincinnati Bell Telephone Company Gte Service Corporation Gte Alaska, Incorporated Gte Arkansas, Incorporated Gte California, Incorporated Gte Florida, Incorporated Gte Midwest, Incorporated Gte South, Incorporated Gte Southwest, Incorporated Gte North, Incorporated Gte Northwest, Incorporated Gte Hawaiian Telephone Company, Incorporated Gte West Coast, Incorporated Contel of Minnesota, Inc. Contel of the South, Inc. Missouri Public Service Commission Pacific Bell Nevada Bell, Intervenors on Appeal v. Federal Communications Commission United States of America, American Telephone and Telegraph Company the Competition Policy Institute Excel Telecommunications, Inc. Telco Communications Group, Inc. Sprint Corporation Worldcom, Inc. Ad Hoc Telecommunications Users Committee Internet Access Coalition National Cable Television Association, Inc. Information Technology Association of America Association for Local Telecommunications Services Telecommunications Resellers Association Bell Atlantic-Washington, D.C. Time Warner Communications Holdings, Inc. MCI Telecommunications Corporation New York Telephone Company New England Telephone and Telegraph Company, Intervenors on Appeal, America's Carriers Telecommunication Association, Intervenors on Appeal, Commercial Internet Exchange Association, Amicus Curiae. Lci International Telecom Corporation, Competitive Telecommunications Association America's Carriers Telecommunication Association Excel Telecommunications, Inc. Telco Communications Group, Inc. Worldcom, Inc. Texas Office of Public Utility Counsel Telecommunications Resellers Association Missouri Public Service Commission, Intervenors on Appeal v. Federal Communications Commission United States of America, the Competition Policy Institute Ameritech Corporation Sprint Corporation Ad Hoc Telecommunications Users Committee Internet Access Coalition National Cable Television Association, Inc. Information Technology Association of America Southwestern Bell Telephone Company American Telephone and Telegraph Company Association for Local Telecommunications Services U S West, Inc. Rural Telephone Coalition Southern New England Telephone Company Bell Atlantic Telephone Companies Cincinnati Bell Telephone Company Gte Service, Corporation Gte Alaska, Incorporated Gte Arkansas, Incorporated Gte California, Incorporated Gte Florida, Incorporated Gte Midwest, Incorporated Gte South, Incorporated Gte Southwest, Incorporated Gte North, Incorporated Gte Northwest, Incorporated Gte Hawaiian Telephone Company, Incorporated Gte West Coast, Incorporated Contel of Minnesota, Inc. Contel of the South, Inc. Time Warner Communications Holdings, Inc. Pacific Bell Nevada Bell Bellsouth Corporation Bellsouth Telecommunications, Inc. New York Telephone Company New England Telephone and Telegraph Company, Intervenors on Appeal, Commercial Internet Exchange Association, Amicus Curiae. Gte Service Corporation Gte Alaska, Incorporated Gte Arkansas, Incorporated Gte California, Incorporated Gte Florida, Incorporated Gte South, Incorporated Gte Southwest, Incorporated Gte North, Incorporated Gte Northwest, Incorporated Gte Hawaiian Telephone Company Gte West Coast, Incorporated Contel of California, Inc. Contel of Minnesota, Inc. Contel of the South, Inc., Ameritech Corporation Texas Office of Public Utility Counsel Rural Telephone Coalition Southern New England Telephone Company U S West, Inc. Southwestern Bell Telephone Company United States Telephone Association Missouri Public Service Commission Pacific Bell Nevada Bell, Intervenors on Appeal v. Federal Communications Commission United States of America, Worldcom, Inc. American Telephone and Telegraph Company Telecommunications Resellers Association Association for Local Telecommunications Services Sprint Corporation Ad Hoc Telecommunications Users Committee National Cable Television Association Internet Access Coalition Information Technology Association of America the Competition Policy Institute Excel Telecommunications, Inc. Telco Communications Group, Inc. Bell Atlantic Telephone Companies Time Warner Communications Holdings, Inc. MCI Telecommunications Corporation New York Telephone Company New England Telephone and Telegraph Company, Intervenors on Appeal, America's Carriers Telecommunication Association Intervenors on Appeal, Commercial Internet Exchange Association, Amicus Curiae. Bell Atlantic Telephone Companies Ameritech Corporation Texas Office of Public Utility Counsel Rural Telephone Coalition Southern New England Telephone Company U S West, Inc. Southwestern Bell Telephone Company United States Telephone Association Bell Atlantic Telephone Companies Gte Service, Corporation Gte Alaska, Incorporated Gte Arkansas, Incorporated Gte California, Incorporated Gte Florida, Incorporated Gte Midwest, Incorporated Gte South, Incorporated Gte Southwest, Incorporated, Gte North, Incorporated Gte Northwest, Incorporated Gte Hawaiian Telephone Company, Incorporated Gte West Coast, Incorporated Contel of Minnesota Contel of the South Missouri Public Service Commission Pacific Bell Nevada Bell, Intervenors on Appeal v. Federal Communications Commission United States of America, Worldcom, Inc. American Telephone and Telegraph Company, Telecommunications Resellers Association Association for Local Telecommunications Services Sprint Corporation Ad Hoc Telecommunications Users Committee National Cable Television Association Internet Access Coalition Information Technology Association of America the Competition Policy Institute Excel Telecommunications, Inc. Telco Communications Group, Inc. America's Carriers Telecommunication Association Time Warner Communications Holdings, Inc. MCI Telecommunications Corporation, Intervenors on Appeal, Commercial Internet Exchange Association, Amicus Curiae. New York Telephone Company New England Telephone and Telegraph Company, Ameritech Corporation Texas Office of Public Utility Counsel Rural Telephone Coalition Southern New England Telephone Company U S West, Inc. Southwestern Bell Telephone Company United States Telephone Association Bell Atlantic Telephone Companies Gte Service, Corporation Gte Alaska, Incorporated Gte Arkansas, Incorporated Gte California, Incorporated Gte Florida, Incorporated Gte Midwest, Incorporated Gte South, Incorporated Gte Southwest, Incorporated Gte North, Incorporated Gte Northwest, Incorporated Gte Hawaiian Telephone Company, Incorporated Gte West Coast, Incorporated Contel of Minnesota Contel of the South Missouri Public Service Commission Pacific Bell Nevada Bell, Intervenors on Appeal v. Federal Communications Commission United States of America, Worldcom, Inc. American Telephone and Telegraph Company Telecommunications Resellers Association Association for Local Telecommunications Services Sprint Corporation Ad Hoc Telecommunications Users Committee National Cable Television Association Internet Access Coalition Information Technology Association of America the Competition Policy Institute Excel Telecommunications, Inc. Telco Communications Group, Inc. America's Carriers Telecommunication Association Time Warner Communications Holdings, Inc. MCI Telecommunications Corporation, Intervenors on Appeal, Commercial Internet Exchange Association, Amicus Curiae. Texas Office of Public Utility Counsel Rural Telephone Coalition Missouri Public Service Commission Missouri Office of the Public Counsel Florida Office of the Public Counsel Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor Iowa Office of Consumer Advocate District of Columbia Office of Public Counsel New Jersey Division of the Ratepayer Advocate the Utility Reform Network Maryland Office of People's Counsel Minnesota Office of Attorney General Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate Washington Office of Attorney General Public Counsel Section, Intervenors on Appeal v. Federal Communications Commission United States of America, American Telephone and Telegraph Company Worldcom, Inc. 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Pacific Bell Nevada Bell MCI Telecommunications Corporation, Intervenors on Appeal, Commercial Internet Exchange Association, Amicus Curiae. Cincinnati Bell Telephone Company, Texas Office of Public Utility Counsel Rural Telephone Coalition United States Telephone Association Southwestern Bell Telephone Company Missouri Public Service Commission Pacific Bell Nevada Bell, Intervenors on Appeal v. Federal Communications Commission United States of America, Worldcom, Inc. American Telephone and Telegraph Company Telecommunications Resellers Association Association for Local Telecommunications Services Sprint Corporation Ad Hoc Telecommunications Users Committee National Cable Television Association Internet Access Coalition Information Technology Association of America the Competition Policy Institute Excel Telecommunications, Inc. Telco Communications Group, Inc. Time Warner Communications Holdings, Inc. MCI Telecommunications Corporation Bell Atlantic Telephone Companies New York Telephone Company New England Telephone and Telegraph Company Ameritech Corporation, Intervenors on Appeal, America's Carriers Telecommunication Association, Intervenors on Appeal, Commercial Internet Exchange Association, Amicus Curiae. Bellsouth Corporation Bellsouth Telecommunications, Inc., Texas Office of Public Utility Counsel Rural Telephone Coalition United States Telephone Association Missouri Public Service Commission, Intervenors on Appeal v. Federal Communications Commission United States of America, Worldcom, Inc. American Telephone and Telegraph Company Telecommunications Resellers Association Association for Local Telecommunications Services Sprint Corporation Ad Hoc Telecommunications Users Committee National Cable Television Association Internet Access Coalition Information Technology Association of America the Competition Policy Institute Excel Telecommunications, Inc. Telco Communications Group, Inc Time Warner Communications Holdings, Inc. MCI Telecommunications Corporation Bell Atlantic Telephone Companies New York Telephone Company New England Telephone and Telegraph Company Ameritech Corporation, Intervenors on Appeal, America's Carriers Telecommunication Association, Intervenors on Appeal, Commercial Internet Exchange Association, Amicus CuriaeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
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