CHARTER ADVANCED SERVICES (MN), LLC v. LANGE

No. 17-2290.

903 F.3d 715 (2018)

CHARTER ADVANCED SERVICES (MN), LLC; Charter Advanced Services VIII (MN), LLC, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Nancy LANGE, in her official capacity as Chair of the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission; Dan M. Lipschultz, in his official capacity as Commissioner of the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission; John Tuma, in his official capacity as Commissioner of the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission; Matthew Schuerger, in his official capacity as Commissioner of the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission; Katie J. Sieben, in her official capacity as Commissioner of the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, Defendants-Appellants. Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid; National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners; National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates; AARP; AARP Foundation; Barbara Ann Cherry, Amici on Behalf of Appellant(s). Federal Communications Commission; NCTA-The Internet & Television Association; USTelecom; Voice on the Net Coalition; AT&T; Verizon, Amici on Behalf of Appellee(s).

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: September 7, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steve Gaskins , GASKINS & BENNETT, Minneapolis, MN, Ian Heath Gershengorn , David A. Handzo , Luke Platzer , Adam G. Unikowski , JENNER & BLOCK, Washington, DC, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Jeffrey Kent Boman , Assistant Attorney General, ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, Saint Paul, MN, for Defendants-Appellants.

Ronald Elwood , Saint Paul, MN, Justin Harley Perl , MID-MINNESOTA LEGAL ASSISTANCE, Minneapolis, MN, for Amicus on Behalf of Appellant(s) Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid.

Jennifer M. Murphy , James Bradford Ramsay , General Counsel, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REGULATORY UTILITY, Washington, DC, for Amicus on Behalf of Appellant(s) National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners.

David C. Bergmann , LAW OFFICE OF DAVID C. BERGMANN, Columbus, OH, for Amicus on Behalf of Appellant(s) National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates.

Julie Nepveu , William Alvarado Rivera , AARP FOUNDATION LITIGATION, Washington, DC, for Amici on Behalf of Appellant(s) AARP, AARP Foundation.

Barbara Ann Cherry , INDIANA UNIVERSITY-BLOOMINGTON, The Media School, Bloomington, IN, for Amicus on Behalf of Appellant(s) Barbara Ann Cherry.

Scott M. Noveck , FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, Office of General Counsel, Washington, DC, for Amicus on Behalf of Appellee(s) Federal Communications Commission.

Matthew A. Brill , Matthew T. Murchison , LATHAM & WATKINS, Washington, DC, for Amicus on Behalf of Appellee(s) NCTA-The Internet & Television Association.

Scott H. Angstreich , Daniel S. Guarnera , KELLOGG & HANSEN, Washington, DC, Jonathan Banks , Diane G. Holland , UNITED STATES TELECOM ASSOCIATION, Washington, DC, for Amicus on Behalf of Appellee(s) USTelecom.

Glenn S. Richards , PILLSBURY & WINTHROP, Washington, DC, for Amicus on Behalf of Appellee(s) Voice on the Net Coalition.

Scott H. Angstreich , Daniel S. Guarnera , KELLOGG & HANSEN, Washington, DC, Christopher M. Heimann , David L. Lawson , Gary Phillips , AT&T INC., Washington, DC, for Amicus on Behalf of Appellee(s) AT&T.

Scott H. Angstreich , Daniel S. Guarnera , KELLOGG & HANSEN, Washington, DC, Curtis L. Groves , William H. Johnson , VERIZON, Washington, DC, for Amicus on Behalf of Appellee(s) Verizon.

Before LOKEN, ERICKSON, and GRASZ, Circuit Judges.


Charter Communications is a provider of video, internet, and voice communications services. This case arose when Charter underwent a corporate reorganization in order to segregate its Voice over Internet Protocol ("VoIP") services from its regulated wholesale telecommunications services. As part of the reorganization, Charter...

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