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PACIFIC BELL v. PAC WEST TELECOMM, INC.

Nos. 01-17161, 01-17166, 01-17181.

325 F.3d 1114 (2003)

PACIFIC BELL, a California corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, and United States of America, Intervenor, v. PAC-WEST TELECOMM, INC.; Public Utilities Commission of the State of California; Richard A. Bilas, Commissioner of the Public Utilities Commission of the State of California in their official capacity; Henry M. Duque; Joel Z. Hyatt; Josiah Neeper; Carl W. Wood, Commissioners of the Public Utilities Commission of the State of California in their official capacities, Defendants-Appellees. Verizon California, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellant, and United States of America; RCN Telecommunications Services of California, Inc., Intervenors, v. California Telecommunications Coalition, Defendant, and AT & T Communications of California Inc.; ICG Telecom Group; McImetro Access Transmission Services, Inc.; MFS Intelenet of California, Inc.; Pac-West Telecom, Inc.; Teleport Communications Group Inc.; Winstar Telecommunication, Inc.; California Public Utilities Commission; Richard A. Bilas, President of the Public Utilities Commission of the State of California; Joel Z. Hyatt; Carl W. Wood, Commissioner of the Public Utilities Commission; Henry M. Duque, Commissioner of the Public Utilities Commission; Josiah L. Neeper, Commissioner of the Public Utilities Commission, Defendants-Appellees. Pacific Bell, a California corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, Worldcom, Inc., Intervenor-Appellee, and United States Of America; RCN Telecommunications Services of California, Inc.; AT & T Communications of California Inc.; ICG Telecom Group; McImetro Access Transmission Services, Inc.; MFS Intelenet of California, Inc.; Pac-West Telecom, Inc.; Teleport Communications Group Inc.; AT & T Communications of California Inc.; Winstar Wireless Incorporated, Intervenors, v. California Public Utilities Commission; Richard A. Bilas, President of the Public Utilities Commission of the State of California; Joel Z. Hyatt; Carl W. Wood, Commissioner of the Public Utilities Commission; Henry M. Duque, Commissioner of the Public Utilities Commission; Josiah L. Neeper, Commissioner of the Public Utilities Commission, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Submitted December 12, 2002.

Filed April 7, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin M. Fong, Pillsbury Winthrop LLP, San Francisco, CA, for plaintiff-appellant Pacific Bell.

Gerald F. Masoudi, Kirkland & Ellis, Washington, DC, for plaintiff-appellant Verizon California, Inc.

Kimberly Lippi, San Francisco, CA, for defendant-appellee California Public Utilities Commission.

D. Anthony Rodriguez, Morrison & Foerster LLP, San Francisco, CA, for defendant-appellee Pac-West Telecomm, Inc.

Darryl M. Bradford, Jenner & Block, LLP, Chicago, IL, for intervenor-appellee WorldCom, Inc.

Before SCHROEDER, Chief Judge, FISHER and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

PAEZ, Circuit Judge:

Congress passed the Telecommunications Act of 1996 ("the Act"), Pub.L. 104-104, 110 Stat. 56 (codified in part at 47 U.S.C. §§ 251-261), to foster competition in local and long distance telephone markets by neutralizing the competitive advantage inherent in incumbent carriers' ownership of the physical networks required to supply telecommunication services. Sections 251 and...

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