UNITED STATES of America
v.
WESTERN ELECTRIC COMPANY, et al.
Appeal of PACIFIC TELESIS GROUP.
UNITED STATES of America
v.
WESTERN ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC., et al.
Appeal of BELLSOUTH CORPORATION.
United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued October 24, 1989.
Decided January 16, 1990.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Robert M. Westberg, with whom Richard W. Odgers, Margaret deB. Brown, San Francisco, Cal., and Stanley J. Moore were on the brief, for appellant Pacific Telesis Group in No. 86-5641. Robert V.R. Dalenberg and Paul H. White, San Francisco, Cal., also entered appearances for Pacific Telesis Group.
Abbott B. Lipsky, Jr., Washington, D.C., with whom R. Frost Branon, Jr. and Veronica G. Kayne, Atlanta, Ga., were on the brief, for appellant BellSouth Corp. in No. 86-5642.
Andrea Limmer, Atty., Dept. of Justice, with whom Catherine G. O'Sullivan, B. Barry Grossman and Nancy C. Garrison, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee U.S. in Nos. 86-5641 and 86-5642. George Edelstein, Washington, D.C., also entered an appearance for U.S.
David W. Carpenter, with whom Francine J. Berry, Mark C. Rosenblum and Howard J. Trienens, Chicago, Ill., were on the brief, for appellee AT & T in Nos. 86-5641 and 86-5642. Robert D. McLean, Chicago, Ill., also entered an appearance for AT & T.
Thomas S. Martin, Washington, D.C., with whom Chester T. Kamin, Chicago, Ill., Michael H. Salsbury, Anthony C. Epstein and John T. Nakahata, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee MCI Communications Corp. in Nos. 86-5641 and 86-5642.
Raymond F. Burke, Baltimore, Md., with whom Gerald E. Murray, New York City, and John P. Walsh were on the brief, for intervenor NYNEX Corp. Thomas J. Hearity, Washington, D.C., also entered an appearance for NYNEX.
Before MIKVA, HARRY T. EDWARDS, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge HARRY T. EDWARDS.
HARRY T. EDWARDS, Circuit Judge:
Pacific Telesis Group ("Pacific Telesis") and BellSouth Corporation ("BellSouth"), appellants in this consolidated appeal, challenge a District Court ruling based on the consent decree ("Decree") that settled the Government antitrust suit against the American Telephone and Telegraph Company ("AT & T"). See United States v. American Tel. & Tel. Co.,
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