Legal Opinion
Pacific Bell v. Cook Telecom, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 27, 1999No. 99-15324PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRABER, Circuit Judge:
This case presents a question of first impression in the circuit courts concerning the proper interpretation of certain sections of the Telecommunications Act of 1996: Can a paging company enter into “reciprocal compensation arrangements for the transport and termination of telecommunications”? The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) answers “yes.” We hold that the relevant statutory provisions are ambiguous and that we must, therefore, defer to the interpretation offered by the FCC.
STATUTORY BACKGROUND
A. Local Competition
The Telecommunications Act of 1996, Pub.L.…
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