Legal Opinion
Verizon Communications Inc. v. Law Offices of Curtis v. Trinko, LLP
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 13, 2004No. 02-682PublishedCited by 404 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scalia
The Telecommunications Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104-104, 110 Stat. 56, imposes certain duties upon incumbent local telephone companies in order to facilitate market entry by competitors, and establishes a complex regime for monitoring and enforcement. In this case we consider whether a complaint alleging breach of the incumbent’s duty under the 1996 Act to share its network with competitors states a claim under § 2 of the Sherman Act, 26 Stat. 209.
*402Petitioner Verizon Communications Inc. is the incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC) serving New York State. Before the 1996 Act, Verizon,1 like other…
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