COMPTEL v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COM'N

No. 19-1164 Consolidated with 19-1202.

978 F.3d 1325 (2020)

COMPTEL, d/b/a Incompas, Petitioner v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION and United States of America, Respondents USTelecom, the Broadband Association, Intervenor.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided November 3, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David P. Murray argued the cause for petitioner COMPTEL. With him on the briefs were Thomas Jones , Mia Guizzetti Hayes , and Samuel H. Eckland , Washington, DC. Angela M. Kronenberg entered an appearance.

Enrique Gallardo argued the cause for petitioner California Public Utilities Commission. With him on the briefs were Arocles Aguilar and Helen M. Mickiewicz , San Francisco, CA. Kimberly Lippi entered an appearance.

Thaila Sundaresan , Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, argued the cause for respondents. With her on the brief were Michael F. Murray , Deputy Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, Robert B. Nicholson and Robert J. Wiggers , Attorneys, Thomas M. Johnson Jr. , General Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, and Richard K. Welch , Deputy Associate General Counsel. Ashley S. Boizelle , Deputy General Counsel, Jacob M. Lewis , Associate General Counsel, and James M. Carr , Counsel, entered appearances.

Katherine C. Cooper argued the cause for intervenor USTelecom in support of respondents. With her on the brief was Scott H. Angstreich , Washington, DC.

Before: Srinivasan, Chief Judge, Tatel, Circuit Judge, and Silberman, Senior Circuit Judge.


Local Exchange Telephone Carriers (hereinafter "incumbents") at one time had monopoly positions. In 1996, Congress, in order to foster competition, obliged incumbents to sell to Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (hereinafter "insurgents") their voice services for resale to customers.1

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