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AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH CO. v. CENTRAL OFFICE TELEPHONE, INC.

No. 97-679.

524 U.S. 214 (1998)

118 S.Ct. 1956

141 L.Ed.2d 222

AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH CO. v. CENTRAL OFFICE TELEPHONE, INC.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 15, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David W. Carpenter argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Carter G. Phillips, Thomas W. Merrill, Peter D. Keisler, and Marc E. Manly.

Bruce M. Hall argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.*

Scalia, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Rehnquist, C. J., and Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg, and Breyer, JJ., joined. Rehnquist, C. J., filed a concurring opinion, p. 228. Stevens, J., filed a dissenting opinion, p. 231. O'Connor, J., took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.

Justice Scalia, delivered the opinion of the Court.

Respondent Central Office Telephone, Inc. (COT), a reseller of long-distance communications services, sued petitioner AT&T, a provider of long-distance communications services, under state law for breach of contract and tortious interference with contract. Petitioner is regulated as a common carrier under the Communications Act of 1934, 48 Stat. 1064, as amended, 47 U. S. C. § 151 et seq. The issue...

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