Legal Opinion
Murphy v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 17, 1958No. 12067PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAJOR, Circuit Judge.
On November 13, 1956, Illinois Bell Telephone Company (hereafter “Bell”) applied to the Federal Communications Commission (hereafter “Commission”) for a certificate, under Section 221(a) of the Communications Act (47 U.S.C.A. § 221(a)), that Bell’s proposed acquisition of Manhattan Telephone Company (hereafter “Manhattan”), of Manhattan, Illinois, would be of advantage to the persons to whom service was to be rendered and in the public interest. The Bell application was accompanied by numerous exhibits, including the financial background of both companies, a contract of…
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