In Talk America, Inc. v. Michigan Bell Telephone Co., the Supreme Court resolved a circuit split, holding that state utility commissions can require established telephone companies to provide smaller competitors access to their network at cost. It overturns a Sixth Circuit decision (which disagreed with decisions from the Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Circuits) that allowed … Continue Reading
The Supreme Court will hear oral argument today in the case of Talk America, Inc. v. Michigan Bell Telephone Co. to address, in plain terms, “Whether state utility commissions may require major telephone companies (like AT&T and Verizon) to provide smaller competitors access to certain parts of their network facilities at cost instead of at market rates.” (See Definition … Continue Reading
