United States Supreme Court
Talk America, Inc. v. Michigan Bell Telephone Co., 10-313
In a dispute involving the scope of the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, 47 U. S. C. sections 251(c)(2) and (3), judgment of the appeals court is reversed where the FCC advanced a reasonable interpretation of its regulations such that to satisfy its duty under section 251(c)(2), an incumbent local exchange carrier must make its existing entrance facilities available to competitors at cost-based rates if the facilities are to be used for interconnection.
Appellate Information
- Decided 06/09/2011
- Published 06/09/2011
Judges
- THOMAS
Court
- United States Supreme Court