United States v. AT& T Corp.
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Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legal_case
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| gptkbp:appeals_to |
gptkb:United_States_District_Court
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| gptkbp:area |
antitrust law
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| gptkbp:case_analysis |
lower prices for consumers
innovation in telecommunications services increased competition in telecommunications |
| gptkbp:case_number |
Civil Action No. 74-1698
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| gptkbp:case_types |
antitrust litigation
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| gptkbp:consequences |
set precedent for antitrust enforcement
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| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:United_States_of_America
gptkb:District_Court_for_the_District_of_Columbia gptkb:AT&_T_Corporation |
| gptkbp:decided_by |
gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
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| gptkbp:effective_date |
January 8, 1982
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
deregulation of telecommunications
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
United States v. AT& T Corp.
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| gptkbp:impact |
market competition
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| gptkbp:influenced_by |
public policy
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| gptkbp:initiated_by |
gptkb:Police_Department
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| gptkbp:involves |
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:AT&_T_Corp. |
| gptkbp:judged_by |
AT& T must divest local exchange service
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| gptkbp:key_figures |
gptkb:Judge_Harold_Leventhal
gptkb:Judge_Robert_B._Krieger Assistant Attorney General Donald I. Baker Attorney General William French Smith |
| gptkbp:legal_outcome |
restructuring of telecommunications industry
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| gptkbp:legal_representation |
consumer welfare standard
market share concerns monopoly practices Department of Justice attorneys |
| gptkbp:legislation |
gptkb:Communications_Act_of_1934
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| gptkbp:outcome |
breakup of AT& T
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| gptkbp:precedent |
future antitrust cases
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| gptkbp:project |
changes in consumer behavior
formation of regional Bell operating companies increased regulatory scrutiny consolidation in telecommunications industry development of broadband internet access emergence of Vo IP services evolution of telecommunications policy growth of wireless telecommunications impact on cable television industry impact on digital communication technologies rise of internet service providers |
| gptkbp:publication_year |
January 1974
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| gptkbp:related_cases |
gptkb:United_States_v._Microsoft_Corp.
gptkb:United_States_v._American_Telephone_and_Telegraph_Co. gptkb:United_States_v._IBM_Corp. |
| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:Telecommunications_Act_of_1996
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| gptkbp:resulted_in |
divestiture of Bell System
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| gptkbp:significance |
impact on telecommunications industry
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| gptkbp:year |
gptkb:1982
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:United_States_v._Martin_Linen_Supply_Co.
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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