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963604P.pdf 06/27/1997 Competitive v. FCC
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 96-3604
FCC interpretation of interconnection in Section 251 of the
Telecommunications Act of 1996 affirmed; the phrase means physical
linking of two networks for the mutual exchange of traffic; phrase
does not include transmission and routing services. Temporary
pricing structure for interconnecting carriers which was not based
on costs was justified as a transitional measure.