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073548P.pdf   02/09/2009  Firstcom, Inc.  v.  Qwest Corporation
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  07-3548
   U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota - Minneapolis   
   [PUBLISHED] [Shepherd, Author, with Murphy and Bye, Circuit Judges]
   Civil cases - Telecommunications. In action alleging violations of the
   Telecommunications Act of 1996 and the Minnesota
   Telecommunications Act, as well as common law claims of negligence,
   promissory estoppel and fraudulent misrepresentation, the district court
   did not err in finding that the claims under the Telecommunications Act
   were time-barred; plaintiffs's argument that they could file a private
   action to enforce the now-expired provisions of subdivision 11 of the
   Minnesota Telecommunications Act is rejected; plaintiff's claim based on
   promissory estoppel and fraud were barred by the filed rate doctrine;
   plaintiff's negligence claim was preempted by the Federal
   Telecommunications Act.