Southwestern Bell Telephone Company United States’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 9 district · 2 state decisions

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1. “In any case in which a State commission makes a determination under this section [252], any party aggrieved by such determination may bring an action in an appropriate Federal district court to determine whether the agreement or statement meets the requirements of section 251 and this section [252],”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Z-Tel Communications, Inc. v. SBC Communications, Inc. · 171 F. Supp. 2d 721 - Ohio Bell Telephone Co. v. ICG Telecom Group, Inc.

2. “We believe the FCC ruling and its subsequent judicial review demonstrate that there are substantial federal-law questions underlying the dispute in this case. Perhaps the District Court was correct in concluding that the FCC ruling supported the Commission’s determination, a question we do not reach, but if so, that would support judgment for [the Defendant] and the Commission on the merits, not dismissal for lack of jurisdiction.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 171 F. Supp. 2d 721 - Ohio Bell Telephone Co. v. ICG Telecom Group, Inc.

3. “The new regime for regulating competition [under the Act] is federal in nature . . . and while Congress has chosen to retain a significant role for state commissions, the scope of that role is measured by federal, not state, law.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Southwestern Bell Telephone v. Missouri Public Service Commission