ALLIANCE COMM. v. GLOBAL CROSSING TELECOMM.

Civ. Nos. 06-4221-KES, 06-3023-KES, 06-3025-KES, 06-4144-KES, 07-3003-KES.

663 F.Supp.2d 807 (2009)

ALLIANCE COMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE, INC.; Beresford Municipal Telephone Company; Interstate Telecommunications Cooperative, Inc.; Kennebec Telephone Company, Inc.; McCook Cooperative Telephone Company; and Splitrock Properties, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. GLOBAL CROSSING TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC., Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff, v. Golden West Telecommunications Cooperative, Inc.; Bridgewater-Canistota Independent Telephone Company; Vivian Telephone Company; James Valley Cooperative Telephone Company; Northern Valley Communications, LLC; Midstate Communications, Inc.; Midstate Telecom, Inc.; Valley Telecommunications Cooperative Association, Inc.; Venture Communications Cooperative, Inc.; Western Telephone Company; Faith Municipal Telephone Company; Onvoy, Inc.; Trans National Communications International, Inc.; Express Communications, Inc.; and South Dakota Networks, LLC., Third-Party Defendants. Golden West Telecommunications Cooperative, Inc.; Bridgewater Canistota Independent Telephone Company; Vivian Telephone Company; James Valley Cooperative Telephone Company; Northern Valley Communications, LLC; Midstate Communications, Inc.; Midstate Telecom, Inc.; Sioux Valley Telephone Company; Valley Telecommunications Cooperative Association, Inc.; Venture Communications Cooperative, Inc.; West River Cooperative Telephone Company; South Dakota Network, LLC; Plaintiffs, v. Onvoy, Inc. and Trans National Communications International, Inc. Defendants, Global Crossing Telecommunications, Inc.; Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff, v. Express Communications, Inc., Alliance Communications Cooperative, Inc.; Beresford Municipal Telephone Company; Interstate Telecommunications Cooperative, Inc.; Kennebec Telephone Company, Inc.; McCook Cooperative Telephone Company; Splitrock Properties, Inc., Third-Party Defendants Golden West Telecommunications Cooperative, Inc.; Bridgewater Canistota Independent Telephone Company; Vivian Telephone Company; James Valley Cooperative Telephone Company; Northern Valley Communications, Llc; Midstate Communications, Inc.; Midstate Telecom, Inc.; Sioux Valley Telephone Company; Valley Telecommunications Cooperative Association, Inc.; Venture Communications Cooperative, Inc.; West River Cooperative Telephone Company; Western Telephone Company; Faith Municipal Telephone Company; Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Telephone Authority; RC Communications, Inc.; Union Telephone Company of Hartford; Armour Independent Telephone Company; and South Dakota Network, LLC, Plaintiffs, v. Onvoy, Inc.; Trans National Communications International, Inc.; Defendants, and Sprint Communications Company Limited Partnership, Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff, v. Express Communications, Inc., Third-Party Defendant. v. Onvoy, Inc. and Trans National Communications International, Inc., Fourth-Party Defendants.

United States District Court, D. South Dakota, Southern Division.

September 29, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Meredith A. Moore, Ryan J. Taylor, Cutler & Donahoe, LLP, Sioux Falls, SD, Margo D. Northrup, Riter, Rogers, Wattier & Northrup, Pierre, SD, for Alliance Communications Cooperative, Inc.; Beresford Municipal Telephone Company; Interstate Telecommunications Cooperative, Inc.; Kennebec Telephone Company, Inc.; McCook Cooperative Telephone Company; and Splitrock Properties, Inc.

Eric A. Linden, Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss, Southfield, MI, Michael J. Shortley, III, Global Crossing North America, Inc., Pittsford, NY, William M. Van Camp, Olinger, Lovald, McCahren & Reimers, P.C., Pierre, SD, for Global Crossing Telecommunications, Inc.


ORDER

KAREN E. SCHREIER, Chief Judge.

Plaintiffs filed this consolidated action against defendants, Onvoy, Inc. (Onvoy), Trans National Communications International, Inc. (TNCI), Global Crossing Telecommunications, Inc. (Global Crossing), and Sprint Communications Company Limited Partnership (Sprint), to recover access charges allegedly owed pursuant to plaintiffs' tariffs filed with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the South Dakota Public...

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