Legal Opinion

Z-Tel Communications, Inc. v. SBC Communications, Inc.

District Court, E.D. Texas

Decided August 6, 2004No. 5:03 CV 229PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

FOLSOM, District Judge.

TABLE OF CONTENTS: ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS

SECTION PAGE

I. Introduction.518

II. 12(b)(6) Standard.518

III. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 .519

IV. Overview of Plaintiffs Complaint.519

V. Monopolization: Prevalent Legal Standards.521

VI. The First Prong of Grinnell is Satisfied.522

VII.The Intersection of Antitrust Liability and Telecommunications Regulation: Defendant’s Most Sweeping Argument for Dismissal.523

VIII.Monopolization: Analysis of Plaintiffs Allegations of Exclusionary Conduct Falling Into Categories Not Addressed in Trinko.527

IX.…

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