United States Eighth Circuit

In an action brought under the Telecommunications Act of 1996, district court did not err in in affirming the Iowa Utilities Board's finding that Sprint was acting a common carrier, and Sprint is thus entitled to be treated as telecommunications carrier under the Act and and can interconnect with the local exchange carriers' networks.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/28/2009
• Published 04/28/2009

Judges

• WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge., Before WOLLMAN, BYE, and RILEY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Deborah Marie Tharnish, argued, Robert F. Holz, Jr., Steven Lowell Nelson, Des Moines, IA, on the brief, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Raymond A. Cardozo, argued, Kirsten J. Daru, on the brief, San Francisco, CA, for appellee Sprint., David Lynch, argued, Des Moines, IA, for appellee IA Utilities, et al.