Legal Opinion
Illinois Bell Telephone Co. v. Box
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 23, 2008No. 07-3557, 07-3683PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge.
The Telecommunications Act of 1996 directs established local phone companies— successors to the Bell Operating Companies that were subsidiaries of AT & T before its breakup in 1983 — to lease parts of their networks to rivals on an á la carte basis. 47 U.S.C. § 251(c)(3). Particular circuits or services, called unbundled network elements, must be furnished at a price, and under conditions, specified by the Federal Communications Commission. Its method of setting the price, called TELRIC (for total element long-run incremental cost), was approved by Verizon…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Verizon Maryland Inc. v. Public Service Commission of MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Verizon Communications Inc. v. Federal Communications CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Covad Communications Co. v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2006
- At&t Communications of Illinois, Inc. v. Illinois Bell Telephone Co. And Ameritech Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Talk America, Inc. v. Michigan Bell Telephone Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 2011
- Illinois Bell Telephone Co. v. Global NAPs Illinois, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
- Southwestern Bell Telephone, L.P. v. Missouri Public Service CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
- Illinois Bell Telephone Co., Inc. v. BoxCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
- Pacific Bell Telephone Co. v. California Public Utilities CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2010
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