MCI v. Bell Atlantic’s Empirical Analysis
1999
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 2 district ·
Relationships
Applies 47 U.S.C. § 153 · 47 U.S.C. § 251 · 47 U.S.C. § 252 · 47 U.S.C. § 8
Relies on Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. Volpe · At&T Corp. v. Iowa Utilities Board · James Madison Limited, by Norman F. Hecht, Sr., Assignee v. Eugene A. Ludwig, Comptroller of the Currency · Hospitals and Health Systems v. Belshe
Most-quoted passages
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“[t]he duty to provide, on rates, terms, and conditions that are just, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory, for physical collocation of equipment necessaiy for interconnection or access to unbundled network elements at the premises of the local exchange carrier, except that the carrier may provide for virtual collocation if the local exchange carrier demonstrates to the State commission that physical collocation is not practical for technical reasons or because of space limitations.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“as ordered” basis for purposes of constructing the rate for power plant availability. 55 . Decision No. 69872 at 25, ¶ 107, Appendix A, McLeodUSA's Opening Brief, Docket No. 63-2. 56 . Id. 57 . In re Implementation of the Local Competition Provisions in the Telecommunications Act of 1996, First Report and Order, 11 F.C.C.R. 15499, 15658, ¶313 (Aug. 8, 1996) (emphasis added). 58 . The court’s conclusion is based on a statement by the FCC in its First Report and Order that”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“state agency's interpretation of federal statutes is not entitled to the deference afforded a federal agency's interpretation of its own statutes under Chevron.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.