Verizon Communications, Inc. v. Trinko Telecommunications Consumers Cannot Use Antitrust Laws to Remedy Access Violations of Telecommunications Act

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Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Antitrust law.

Competition.

Judge-made law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] [publisher not identified] 2005

Summary:

Reviews 2004 Supreme Court decision in Verizon Communications, Incorporated volume Law Offices of Curtis V. Trinko, in which Verizon's failure to provide network access to rival local telephone service providers, as required by the Telecommunications Act of 1996, was ruled to be an insufficient basis for finding the company in violation of antitrust laws. Describes Congressional reaction and possible response to the Supreme Court decision

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Microfiche version Library of Congress Congressional Research Service Verizon Communications, Inc v Trinko

Publisher Number:

CRS-2005-AML-0247

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