GLOBAL NAPS, INC. v. VERIZON NEW ENGLAND, INC.

Nos. 12-1102, 12-1327.

706 F.3d 8 (2013)

GLOBAL NAPS, INC.; PPUC Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission; American Registry for Internet Numbers, Ltd., Plaintiffs, Quality Speaks, LLC, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. VERIZON NEW ENGLAND, INC., d/b/a Verizon Massachusetts, Defendant, Appellee, MA Dept. of Telecommunications & Energy; Paul B. Vasington, in his capacity as Commissioner; James Connelly, in his capacity as Commissioner; W. Robert Keating, in his capacity as Commissioner; Deirdre K. Manning, in her capacity as Commissioner; Eugene J. Sullivan, Jr., in his capacity as Commissioner, Defendants, Carl F. Jenkins, Receiver, Appellee, v. Frank T. Gangi, Counterclaim Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

January 18, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew Good , Good & Cormier, Eric C. Osterberg and Osterberg LLC on brief for counterclaim defendant, appellant.

John F. Drew , Andrea L. Martin and Burns & Levinson LLP on brief for plaintiff, appellee.

Donald H.C. Libbey , Donald H.C. Libbey P.C., Steven J. Marullo and Law Offices of Steven J. Marullo on brief for receiver, appellee.

Before LYNCH, Chief Judge, STAHL and HOWARD, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Since 2002, Global NAPs, Inc. ("GNAPs") has been engaged in litigation with Verizon New England, Inc. that originally arose over access fees the two companies owed each other for interconnecting their telephone networks. Verizon is the former local telephone monopoly in Massachusetts, known as the "incumbent local exchange carrier" (ILEC); GNAPs is a startup competitor, known as a "competitive local exchange carrier" (CLEC). Although Verizon prevailed...

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