United States Seventh Circuit
Illinois Bell Tel. Co. v. Box, 08-1489, 08-1494
In an action seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against a telecommunications regulatory agency in Illinois, summary judgment in favor of an incumbent local exchange carrier is affirmed where: 1) network services provided by the incumbent local exchange carrier that are necessary to enable a competing carrier to provide service are to be priced at cost; and 2) any additional network services that the incumbent local exchange carrier must provide unbundled access to can be priced at the market price.
Appellate Information
- Decided 11/26/2008
- Published 11/26/2008
Judges
- POSNER, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, RIPPLE, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Seventh Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Verizon Inc, Amicus Curiae., Brendan J. Crimmins, Attorney, Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, P.L.L.C., Washington, DC, for Verizon Inc.
- For Appellees:
- Theodore A. Livingston, Mayer Brown LLP, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Henry T. Kelly, Attorney, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, Thomas R. Stanton, Attorney, Illinois Commerce Commission, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellants.