Home/Case Law/Fourth Circuit/The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia Bell Atlantic Video Services Company Bell Atlantic Corporation Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company C & P Telephone Company of Maryland the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of West Virginia the Diamond State Telephone Company the Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania New Jersey Bell Telephone Company v. United States of America Federal Communications Commission Janet Reno, in Her Official Capacity as Attorney General of the United States, and the National Cable Television Association, Incorporated, Consumer Federation of America Virginia Citizens Consumer Council Newspaper Association of America Virginia Press Association Computer & Communications Industry Association Mets Fans United/virginia Consumers for Cable Choice Citizens for a Sound Economy Foundation the American Legislative Exchange Council the Competitive Enterprise Institute the United States Telephone Association Ameritech Corporation Bellsouth Corporation Gte Service Corporation, on Behalf of Its Affiliated Domestic Operating Companies Nynex Corporation Pacific Telesis Group Rochester Telephone Corporation Southwestern Bell Corporation Us West Incorporated Telecommunications Industry Association, Fiber Optics Division, Amici Curiae. The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia Bell Atlantic Corporation Bell Atlantic Video Services Company Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Maryland the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of West Virginia the Diamond State Telephone Company the Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania New Jersey Bell Telephone Company v. The National Cable Television Association, Incorporated, and United States of America Federal Communications Commission Janet Reno, in Her Official Capacity as Attorney General of the United States, Consumer Federation of America Virginia Citizens Consumer Council Newspaper Association of America Virginia Press Association Computer & Communications Industry Association Mets Fans United/virginia Consumers for Cable Choice Citizens for a Sound Economy Foundation the American Legislative Exchange Council the Competitive Enterprise Institute the United States Telephone Association Ameritech Corporation Bellsouth Corporation Gte Service Corporation, on Behalf of Its Affiliated Domestic Operating Companies Nynex Corporation Pacific Telesis Group Rochester Telephone Corporation Southwestern Bell Corporation Us West Incorporated Telecommunications Industry Association, Fiber Optics Division, Amici Curiae
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No. 684090
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia Bell Atlantic Video Services Company Bell Atlantic Corporation Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company C & P Telephone Company of Maryland the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of West Virginia the Diamond State Telephone Company the Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania New Jersey Bell Telephone Company v. United States of America Federal Communications Commission Janet Reno, in Her Official Capacity as Attorney General of the United States, and the National Cable Television Association, Incorporated, Consumer Federation of America Virginia Citizens Consumer Council Newspaper Association of America Virginia Press Association Computer & Communications Industry Association Mets Fans United/virginia Consumers for Cable Choice Citizens for a Sound Economy Foundation the American Legislative Exchange Council the Competitive Enterprise Institute the United States Telephone Association Ameritech Corporation Bellsouth Corporation Gte Service Corporation, on Behalf of Its Affiliated Domestic Operating Companies Nynex Corporation Pacific Telesis Group Rochester Telephone Corporation Southwestern Bell Corporation Us West Incorporated Telecommunications Industry Association, Fiber Optics Division, Amici Curiae. The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia Bell Atlantic Corporation Bell Atlantic Video Services Company Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Maryland the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of West Virginia the Diamond State Telephone Company the Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania New Jersey Bell Telephone Company v. The National Cable Television Association, Incorporated, and United States of America Federal Communications Commission Janet Reno, in Her Official Capacity as Attorney General of the United States, Consumer Federation of America Virginia Citizens Consumer Council Newspaper Association of America Virginia Press Association Computer & Communications Industry Association Mets Fans United/virginia Consumers for Cable Choice Citizens for a Sound Economy Foundation the American Legislative Exchange Council the Competitive Enterprise Institute the United States Telephone Association Ameritech Corporation Bellsouth Corporation Gte Service Corporation, on Behalf of Its Affiliated Domestic Operating Companies Nynex Corporation Pacific Telesis Group Rochester Telephone Corporation Southwestern Bell Corporation Us West Incorporated Telecommunications Industry Association, Fiber Optics Division, Amici Curiae
No. 684090 · Decided November 21, 1994
No. 684090·Fourth Circuit · 1994·
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Case Details
Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided
November 21, 1994
Citation
No. 684090
Disposition
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The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia Bell Atlantic Video Services Company Bell Atlantic Corporation Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company C & P Telephone Company of Maryland the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of West Virginia the Diamond State Telephone Company the Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania New Jersey Bell Telephone Company v. United States of America Federal Communications Commission Janet Reno, in Her Official Capacity as Attorney General of the United States, and the National Cable Television Association, Incorporated, Consumer Federation of America Virginia Citizens Consumer Council Newspaper Association of America Virginia Press Association Computer & Communications Industry Association Mets Fans United/virginia Consumers for Cable Choice Citizens for a Sound Economy Foundation the American Legislative Exchange Council the Competitive Enterprise Institute the United States Telephone Association Ameritech Corporation Bellsouth Corporation Gte Service Corporation, on Behalf of Its Affiliated Domestic Operating Companies Nynex Corporation Pacific Telesis Group Rochester Telephone Corporation Southwestern Bell Corporation Us West Incorporated Telecommunications Industry Association, Fiber Optics Division, Amici Curiae. The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia Bell Atlantic Corporation Bell Atlantic Video Services Company Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Maryland the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of West Virginia the Diamond State Telephone Company the Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania New Jersey Bell Telephone Company v. The National Cable Television Association, Incorporated, and United States of America Federal Communications Commission Janet Reno, in Her Official Capacity as Attorney General of the United States, Consumer Federation of America Virginia Citizens Consumer Council Newspaper Association of America Virginia Press Association Computer & Communications Industry Association Mets Fans United/virginia Consumers for Cable Choice Citizens for a Sound Economy Foundation the American Legislative Exchange Council the Competitive Enterprise Institute the United States Telephone Association Ameritech Corporation Bellsouth Corporation Gte Service Corporation, on Behalf of Its Affiliated Domestic Operating Companies Nynex Corporation Pacific Telesis Group Rochester Telephone Corporation Southwestern Bell Corporation Us West Incorporated Telecommunications Industry Association, Fiber Optics Division, Amici Curiae is a decision of the Fourth Circuit. Review the opinion text below for the holding.
FlawCheck shows no negative treatment for The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia Bell Atlantic Video Services Company Bell Atlantic Corporation Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company C & P Telephone Company of Maryland the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of West Virginia the Diamond State Telephone Company the Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania New Jersey Bell Telephone Company v. United States of America Federal Communications Commission Janet Reno, in Her Official Capacity as Attorney General of the United States, and the National Cable Television Association, Incorporated, Consumer Federation of America Virginia Citizens Consumer Council Newspaper Association of America Virginia Press Association Computer & Communications Industry Association Mets Fans United/virginia Consumers for Cable Choice Citizens for a Sound Economy Foundation the American Legislative Exchange Council the Competitive Enterprise Institute the United States Telephone Association Ameritech Corporation Bellsouth Corporation Gte Service Corporation, on Behalf of Its Affiliated Domestic Operating Companies Nynex Corporation Pacific Telesis Group Rochester Telephone Corporation Southwestern Bell Corporation Us West Incorporated Telecommunications Industry Association, Fiber Optics Division, Amici Curiae. The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia Bell Atlantic Corporation Bell Atlantic Video Services Company Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Maryland the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of West Virginia the Diamond State Telephone Company the Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania New Jersey Bell Telephone Company v. The National Cable Television Association, Incorporated, and United States of America Federal Communications Commission Janet Reno, in Her Official Capacity as Attorney General of the United States, Consumer Federation of America Virginia Citizens Consumer Council Newspaper Association of America Virginia Press Association Computer & Communications Industry Association Mets Fans United/virginia Consumers for Cable Choice Citizens for a Sound Economy Foundation the American Legislative Exchange Council the Competitive Enterprise Institute the United States Telephone Association Ameritech Corporation Bellsouth Corporation Gte Service Corporation, on Behalf of Its Affiliated Domestic Operating Companies Nynex Corporation Pacific Telesis Group Rochester Telephone Corporation Southwestern Bell Corporation Us West Incorporated Telecommunications Industry Association, Fiber Optics Division, Amici Curiae in the current circuit citation data.
This case was decided on November 21, 1994.
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