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U.S. WEST v. SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS

Nos. 00-1401, 00-1402.

275 F.3d 1241 (2002)

U.S. WEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC., a Colorado corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee, USA and Federal Communications Commission, Plaintiffs-Intervenors, v. SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, L.P., a limited partnership, Defendant-Appellant, Robert J. Hix, R. Brent Alderfer, and Vincent Majkowski, Commissioners of the Public Utilities Commission of the State of Colorado; Public Utilities Commission for the State of Colorado; TCG Colorado, a New York General Partnership; Teleport Communications Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation; ICG Telecom Group, Inc., a Colorado corporation; AT & T Communications of the Mountain States, Inc., a Colorado corporation; Worldcom Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation; MCI Telecommunications Corporation, a Delaware corporation; MCIMetro Access Transmission Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Defendants. U.S. West Communications, Inc., a Colorado corporation, Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellee, USA and Federal Communications Commission, Plaintiffs-Intervenors, v. Robert J. Hix, R. Brent Alderfer and Vincent Majkowski, Commissioners of the Public Utilities Commission of the State of Colorado; Public Utilities Commission for the State of Colorado; TCG Colorado, a New York General Partnership; Teleport Communications Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation; ICG Telecom Group, Inc., a Colorado corporation; AT & T Communications of the Mountain States, Inc., a Colorado corporation; Sprint Communications Company, L.P., a limited partnership, Defendants, Worldcom Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation; MCI Telecommunications Corporation, a Delaware corporation; MCIMetro Access Transmission Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation; MFS Intelenet of Colorado, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Counter-Claimants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

January 4, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David P. Murray, Randy Branitsky, and Kevin M. Miller, Willkie Farr & Gallagher, of Washington DC, for the appellant Sprint Communications Company L.P.

Terri L. Mascherin, Andrew M. Spangler, Jr., and John J. Hamill, Jenner & Block, LLC, of Chicago, IL, and William Single, IV, Brian J. Leske, and Thomas F. O'Neill III, Worldcom, Inc., of Washington DC, for the appellants MCI Telecommunications Corporation and MCIMetro Access Transmission Services, Inc.

Wendy M. Moser and Todd L. Lundy, Qwest Corporation, B. Lawrence Theis, Perkins Coie LLP, of Denver, CO, Kara M. Sacilotto, Perkins Coie LLP, of Washington, DC, and Kirstin S. Dodge, Perkins Coie LLP, of Bellevue, Washington, for the appellee Qwest Corporation.

Before BRISCOE, McKAY, and HALL, Circuit Judges.

BRISCOE, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff U.S. West Communications, Inc., now known as Qwest Corporation (Qwest), brought these actions pursuant to 47 U.S.C. § 252(e)(6) to challenge provisions contained in arbitrated interconnection agreements with defendants Sprint Communications Company L.P. (Sprint), MCI Telecommunications Corporation, and MCImetro Access Transmission Services, Inc. (collectively MCI). The district court vacated the provisions, concluding defendant...

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