AT&T CORP. v. F.C.C.

No. 01-1467.

292 F.3d 808 (2002)

AT&T CORPORATION, Petitioner v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION and United States of America, Respondents Association of Communications Enterprises, et al., Intervenors.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 14, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter D. Keisler argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were David W. Carpenter, James F. Bendernagel Jr., Michael J. Hunseder, Mark C. Rosenblum, and Peter H. Jacoby.

Richard K. Welch, Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, argued the cause for respondents. On the brief were Jane E. Mago, General Counsel, John E. Ingle, Deputy Associate General Counsel, Rodger D. Citron, Counsel, Robert B. Nicholson and Marion Jetton, Attorneys, U.S. Department of Justice.

Andrew D. Lipman, Russell M. Blau, David Cosson, Glenn B. Manishin, Jonathan E. Canis, Timothy J. Fitzgibbon, Charles C. Hunter and Catherine M. Hannan were on the brief for intervenors Association of Communications Enterprises, et al. Ronald J. Jarvis and Richard J. Metzger entered appearances.

Before: GINSBURG, Chief Judge, RANDOLPH and TATEL, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.

RANDOLPH, Circuit Judge:

In October 2001, the FCC issued a declaratory ruling holding that long-distance carriers have an obligation to purchase interstate switched access services provided by competitive local exchange carriers. See In re AT&T & Sprint Petitions for Declaratory Ruling on CLEC Access Charge Issues, 16 F.C.C.R. 19158 (2001) ("Declaratory Ruling"). We now grant AT&T's...

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