Legal Opinion
Global NAPs, Inc. v. Verizon New England, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 5, 2006No. Docket No. 04-4685-cvPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
This telecommunications appeal involves a question about how the prevailing regulatory regime — rooted as it is in legacy technology — applies to products and services far from contemplation at the time the regime developed. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 (the 1996 Act), Pub.L. No. 104-104, 110 Stat. 56 (codified as amended in scattered sections of 47 U.S.C.), which deregulated the industry primarily to promote competition, also took major steps toward updating the law in an attempt to keep pace with technology. The current appeal is a direct fallout from the move…
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