Legal Opinion
Bell Atlantic Telephone Companies v. Federal Communications Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 24, 2000No. Nos. 99-1094, 99-1095, 99-1097, 99-1106, 99-1126, 99-1134, 99-1136 and 99-1145PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS.
STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
The Telecommunications Act of 1996, Pub.L. No. 104-104,110 Stat. 56, 47 U.S.C. §§ 151-714, requires local exchange carriers (“LECs”) to “establish reciprocal compensation arrangements for the transport and termination of telecommunications.” Id. § 251(b)(5). When LECs collaborate to complete a call, this provision ensures compensation both for the originating LEC, which receives payment from the end-user, and for the recipient’s LEC. By regulation the Commission has limited the scope of the…
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