Legal Opinion

CGM, LLC v. BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided December 8, 2011No. 10-1693PublishedCited by 162 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge WYNN wrote the opinion, in which Judge SHEDD and Senior Judge KEITH concurred.

OPINION

WYNN, Circuit Judge:

“The Telecommunications Act of 1996 ... represents a comprehensive effort by Congress to bring the benefits of deregulation and competition to all aspects of the telecommunications market in the United States, including especially local markets.” Goldwasser v. Ameritech Corp., 222 F.3d 390, 391 (7th Cir.2000). The 1996 Act imposes new duties on incumbent local telecommunications carriers, which had previously enjoyed monopolies in local…

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