Legal Opinion
United States Telecom Association v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, Bell Atlantic Telephone Companies, Intervenors
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 2, 2004No. 00-1012, 00-1015, 00-1025, 01-1075, 01-1102, 01-1103, 03-1310 to 03-1320, 03-1324 to 03-1331, 03-1338, 03-1339, 03-1342, 03-1347, 03-1348, 03-1360, 03-1372, 03-1373, 03-1385, 03-1391, 03-1393, 03-1394, 03-1395, 03-1400, 03-1401, 03-1424 & 03-1442PublishedCited by 165 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge WILLIAMS.
Table of Contents
I. Legal Background.561
II. ILEC Objections. A. Unbundling of Mass Market Switches 1. Subdelegation of § 251(d)(2) impairment determinations to state commissions . 2. Impairment in provision of mass market switching. 3. The Commission’s definition of “impairment”. B. Unbundling of High-Capacity Dedicated Transport Facilities. 1. Unlawfulness of the delegation to the states and the national impairment finding . 2. Remaining dedicated transport issues. a. Route-specific analysis of dedicated transport. b. Wireless…
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