SBC Communications, Inc. v. FCC

SBC Communications, Inc. v. FCC
CourtUnited States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Full case name SBC Communications, Inc. v. FCC
DecidedSeptember 4, 1998
Citations154 F.3d 226; 1998-2 Trade Cases ¶ 72,256
Court membership
Judges sittingE. Grady Jolly, Jerry Edwin Smith, Rhesa Barksdale
Case opinions
MajorityJolly, joined by Barksdale
DissentSmith

SBC Communications, Inc. v. FCC, 154 F.3d 226 (5th Cir. 1998), was a case decided by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that upheld §§ 271-275 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 as constitutional against a challenge that the provisions acted as a bill of attainder.