Legal Opinion
Qwest Corporation v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, McLeodusa Telecommunications Services, Inc., Intervenors
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 23, 2007No. 05-1450, 05-1469, 06-1014, 06-1039, 06-1043PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge WILLIAMS.
STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge.
Qwest, the incumbent local exchange carrier (“ILEC”) in Omaha, Nebraska, petitioned the Federal Communications Commission for forbearance under § 10(c) of the Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. § 160(c), from some of its obligations under §§ 251(c) and 271 of the Act, 47 U.S.C. §§ 251, 271, in the Omaha Metropolitan Statistical Area (“MSA”). The Commission granted the petition in part, relieving Qwest of the duty to provide its competí- tors access to certain unbundled network elements. In re…
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