Supreme Court of the United States
Global Crossing Telecommunications, Inc. v. Metrophones Telecommunications, Inc.
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- Type
- Dissent
- Filed
- April 17, 2007
- Case
- Global Crossing Telecommunications, Inc. v. Metrophones Telecommunications, Inc.
- Case status
- Decided
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Justice Thomas, dissenting. The Court holds that failure to pay a payphone operator for coinless calls is an “unjust or unreasonable” “practice” under 47 U. S. C. § 201(b). Properly understood, however, §201 does not reach the conduct at issue here. Failing to pay is not a “practice” under §201 because that section regulates the activities of telecommunications firms in their role as providers of teleco…
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Other writings in this case
| Type | Author | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| Opinion | Stephen Gerald Breyer | April 17, 2007 |
| Opinion of the Court | Not attributed | April 17, 2007 |