Supreme Court of the United States
Global Crossing Telecommunications, Inc. v. Metrophones Telecommunications, Inc.
This writing
- Type
- Opinion of the Court
- Filed
- April 17, 2007
- Case
- Global Crossing Telecommunications, Inc. v. Metrophones Telecommunications, Inc.
- Case status
- Decided
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Justice Breyer delivered the opinion of the Court. The Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) has established rules that require long-distance (and certain other) communications carriers to compensate a payphone operator when a caller uses a payphone to obtain free access to the carrier’s lines (by dialing, e. g., a 1-800 number or other access code). The Commission has added that a carrie…
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Other writings in this case
| Type | Author | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| Opinion | Stephen Gerald Breyer | April 17, 2007 |
| Dissent | Not attributed | April 17, 2007 |