Legal Opinion
Global NAPs, Inc. v. Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications & Energy
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 18, 2005No. 02-2385PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
This case raises a new issue of importance under the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (TCA), Pub.L. No. 104-104, 110 Stat. 56 (codified as amended in scattered sections of 47 U.S.C.). The question is whether the doctrine of issue preclusion applies so as to bind one state’s commission to apply the findings and conclusions of another state’s commission in disputes between the same parties about the interpretation of identical contract language contained in different state interconnection agreements.
The district court concluded that the Full Faith and Credit Clause compelled…
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