United States DC Circuit

In a dispute involving incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs) and competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs), their petitions for review of an order of the Federal Communications Commission regarding implementation of the "unbundling" provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 are denied.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/15/2006
• Decided 06/16/2006
• Published 06/16/2006

Judges

• Before:  GINSBURG, Chief Judge, and SENTELLE and GRIFFITH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael K. Kellogg argued the cause for the ILEC Petitioners.   With him on the briefs were Mark L. Evans, Sean A. Lev, Colin S. Stretch, Scott H. Angstreich, William P. Barr, Michael E. Glover, Edward Shakin, James D. Ellis, Gary L. Phillips, Christopher Heimann, James P. Lamoureux, Robert B. McKenna, Marc Gary, James G. Harralson, and Bennett L. Ross., Bruce D. Sokler and Genevieve Morelli argued the cause for the CLEC Petitioners and Intervenors in support.   With them on the briefs were Michael H. Pryor, Fernando R. Laguarda, Brad E. Mutschelknaus, Steven A. Augustino, Jason Oxman, Andrew D. Lipman, Russell M. Blau, Eric J. Branfman, Patrick J. Donovan, Joshua M. Bobeck, David P. Murray, Randy J. Branitsky, and Thomas Jones. Jennifer M. Kashatus entered an appearance., Christopher J. White argued the cause and filed the briefs for petitioner New Jersey Division of the Ratepayer Advocate., David C. Bergmann was on the brief for petitioner National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates.


• For Appellees:
  
• John E. Ingle, Deputy Associate General Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, argued the cause for respondents.   With him on the brief were Thomas O. Barnett, Acting Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, Catherine G. O'Sullivan and Nancy C. Garrison, Attorneys, Samuel L. Feder, General Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, Jacob M. Lewis, Associate General Counsel, and James M. Carr and Christopher L. Killion, Counsel., David P. Murray argued the cause for CLEC Intervenors in support of respondents.   With him on the brief were Randy J. Branitsky, Thomas Jones, Bruce D. Sokler, Michael H. Pryor, Fernando R. Laguarda, Jason Oxman, Andrew D. Lipman, Russell M. Blau, Eric J. Branfman, Patrick J. Donovan, Joshua M. Bobeck, Brad E. Mutschelknaus, Genevieve Morelli, and Steven A. Augustino., Michael K. Kellogg argued the cause for ILEC Intervenors and Ciena Corporation in support of respondents.   With him on the brief were Mark L. Evans, Sean A. Lev, Colin S. Stretch, Scott H. Angstreich, William P. Barr, Michael E. Glover, Edward Shakin, James D. Ellis, Gary L. Phillips, Christopher Heimann, James P. Lamoureux, Robert B. McKenna, Stephen L. Goodman, Marc Gary, James G. Harralson, and Bennett L. Ross.