Legal Opinion
US West Communications, Inc. v. Jennings
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 23, 2002No. Nos. 99-16247, 99-16264, 99-16330PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*954OPINION
WILLIAM A. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge.
These appeals require us to determine whether' various interconnection agreements, arbitrated and approved by the Arizona Corporation Commission (“ACC”), between U.S. West Communications (“US West”)1 and competing telephone companies are consistent with the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Pub.L. 104-104, 100 Stat. 56 (“the Act”), and its implementing regulations. We address the threshold issue of whether Federal Communication Commission (“FCC”) regulations that have taken effect after the ACC’s decisions are applicable to the interconnection…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Landgraf v. USI Film ProductsSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Harper v. Virginia Department of TaxationSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Rivers v. Roadway Express, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1994
- At&T Corp. v. Iowa Utilities BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
- Verizon Communications Inc. v. Federal Communications CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by5 opinions
- Ryder v. Idaho Public Utilities CommissionIdaho Supreme Court · 2005
- Verizon Florida, Inc. v. JaberSupreme Court of Florida · 2004
- Autotel v. QwestCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009
- Autotel v. QwestCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009
- Us West Communications, Inc., a Colorado Corporation, Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellee v. Renz D. Jennings, as a Member of the Arizona Corporation Commission Carl J. Kunasek, as a Member of the Arizona Corporation Commission James M. Irvin, as a Member of the Arizona Corporation Commission, Defendants-Cross-Defendants-Appellees, American Communications Services, Inc., a Delaware Corporation AKA Espire Communications, Inc., Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Cross-Claimant-Appellant. Us West Communications, Inc., a Colorado Corporation v. Renz D. Jennings, as a Member of the Arizona Corporation Commission Carl J. Kunasek, as a Member of the Arizona Corporation Commission Tcg Phoenix, a General Partnership Arizona Corporation Commission James M. Irvin, and Brooks Fiber Communications of Tucson, Inc., a Delaware Corporation MCI Telecommunications Corporation, a Delaware Corporation McImetro Access Transmission Services, Inc., a Delaware Corporation Mfs Communications Company, Inc., a Delaware Corporation Mfs Intelenet of Arizona, Inc., a Delaware Corporation Worldcom Technologies, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, Us West Communications, Inc., a Colorado Corporation, Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellee v. Renz D. Jennings, as a Member of the Arizona Corporation Commission Carl J. Kunasek, as a Member of the Arizona Corporation Commission James M. Irvin, as a Member of the Arizona Corporation Commission, Defendants-Cross-Defendants-Appellees, at & T Communications of the Mountain States, Defendant-Counter-Defendant-Appellant, Tcg Phoenix, a General Partnership, Defendant-Cross-Claimant-Appellant, American Communications Services, Inc., a Delaware Corporation AKA Espire Communications, Inc., Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Cross-Claimant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002