Legal Opinion
U.S. West Communications, Inc. v. Hix
District Court, D. Colorado
Decided December 5, 1997No. Civil Action 97-D-152, 97-D-387, 97-D-2047 and 97-D-2096PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
DANIEL, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
The passage by Congress of the landmark Telecommunications Act of 1996 (“the Act”) marks the beginning of a new era in the local telephone market. The Act, at its core, is designed, among other things, to end monopolies in the local telephone market and open the market to competition. Incumbent local exchange carriers (“ILECs”) such as U.S. West Communications, Inc. (“USWC”), the plaintiff herein, are required to “interconnect directly or indirectly with the facilities and equipment of other telecommunications…
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