Legal Opinion
Verizon Maryland Inc. v. Public Service Commission of Maryland
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 20, 2002No. 00-1531PublishedCited by 1,957 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scalia
These cases present the question whether federal district courts have jurisdiction over a telecommunication carrier’s claim that the order of a state utility commission requiring reciprocal compensation for telephone calls to Internet Service Providers violates federal law.
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The Telecommunications Act of 1996 (1996 Act or Act), Pub. L. 104-104, 110 Stat. 56, created a new telecommunications regime designed to foster competition in local telephone markets. Toward that end, the Act imposed various obligations on incumbent local-exchange carriers (LECs), including a duty to share their networks…
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