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MCI Telecommunications Corp. v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.

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Advocates
David W. Carpenter (on behalf of the Respondents)
Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. (on behalf of the private Petitioner)
Christopher J. Wright (on behalf of the Federal Petitioners)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
93-356
Petitioner: 
MCI Telecommunications Corp.
Respondent: 
American Telephone & Telegraph Co.
Consolidation: 
United States v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co., No. 93-521
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1993-1994)
Opinion: 
512 U.S. 218 (1994)
Argued: 
Monday, March 21, 1994
Decided: 
Friday, June 17, 1994
Issues: 
Economic Activity, Telephone Company Regulation

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The Oyez Project, MCI Telecommunications Corp. v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co. , 512 U.S. 218 (1994)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1993/1993_93_356)
(last visited Tuesday, November 24, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for American Telephone & Telegraph Co., 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Communication Act of 1934

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