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LORILLARD TOBACCO CO. v. REILLY

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Communications Law
The Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act, 15 USC 1333, preempts state regulation of advertising or promotion of cigarettes, including...

ASS'N OF COMMUNICATIONS ENT. v. FED. COMMUNICATIONS COMM'N

Communications Law, Cyberspace Law
The discounted resale obligations of 47 USC 251(c)(4) do not apply to incumbent local exchange carriers who provide DSL only to ISPs and not to...

NEXTWAVE PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS INC. v. FED. COMMUNICATIONS COMM'N

Bankruptcy Law, Communications Law
FCC violated the provision of the Bankruptcy Code prohibiting governmental entities from revoking debtors' licenses solely for failure to pay debts...

MD / DC/ DE BROADCASTERS ASS'N v. FED COMMUNICATIONS COMM'N

Communications Law
Where severing an option created by the FCC's Equal Employment Opportunity rule would not sensibly serve the goal for which the rule was designed, the...

QWEST CORP. v. FED. COMMUNICATIONS COMM'N

Communications Law
Federal Communications Commission's rule under 47 CFR 51.703(b) prohibits Local Exchange Carriers from charging paging company for the cost of...

LONG DISTANCE INT'L, INC. v. TELEFONOS DE MEXICO

Communications Law, International Law
Call-back service contracts for 1-800 numbers between United States and Mexico did not violate Mexican law.

SMITH v. DEP'T OF JUSTICE

Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
Under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 USC 552, a federal prisoner is entitled to obtain copies of monitored and recorded telephone conversations...

NAT'L SATELLITE SPORTS, INC. v. ELIADIS, INC.

Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Entertainment Law
Under the Federal Communications Act of 1934, the definition of a "person aggrieved" in 47 USC 605(d)(6) is not limited to those who have proprietary...

SMALL BUSINESS IN TELECOMMS. v. FED. COMMUNICATIONS COMM'N

Administrative Law, Communications Law
In the absence of any showing of harm, the FCC's lack of SBA approval of definitions at the time it adopted a new rulemaking order does not nullify...

PEOPLE v. PAC. BELL

Civil Procedure, Communications Law
Public Utilities Commission administrative action alleging that phone company used misleading marketing of phone blocking services under section 1759...