Talk America, Inc. v. Michigan Bell Telephone Co.

Talk America, Inc. v. Michigan Bell Telephone Co., 564 U.S. 50 (2011), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) had advanced a reasonable interpretation of its regulations in a dispute with AT&T.[1]

Talk America, Inc. v. Michigan Bell Telephone Co.
Argued March 30, 2011
Decided June 9, 2011
Full case nameTalk America, Inc. v. Michigan Bell Telephone Co. DBA AT&T Michigan
Docket no.10-313
Citations564 U.S. 50 (more)
131 S. Ct. 2254; 180 L. Ed. 2d 96
ArgumentOral argument
Opinion announcementOpinion announcement
Case history
PriorMichigan Public Service Commission decision reversed sub nom. Mich. Bell Tel. Co. v. Lark, 2007 WL 2868633 (E.D. Mich. 2007); affirmed sub nom. Michigan Bell Telephone Co. v. Covad Communications Co., 597 F.3d 370 (6th Cir. 2010); cert. granted, 562 U.S. 1104 (2010).
Holding
The Federal Communications Commission had advanced a reasonable interpretation of its regulations in a dispute with AT&T.
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy
Clarence Thomas · Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Stephen Breyer · Samuel Alito
Sonia Sotomayor · Elena Kagan
Case opinions
MajorityThomas, joined by Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor
ConcurrenceScalia
Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.

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References

  1. Talk America, Inc. v. Michigan Bell Telephone Co. Syllabus p. 2 "Held: The FCC has advanced a reasonable interpretation of its regulations—i.e., that to satisfy its duty under §251(c)(2), an incumbent LEC must make its existing entrance facilities available to competitors at cost-based rates if the facilities are to be used for interconnection—and this Court defers to the FCC’s views."
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