SBC Communications, Inc. v. FCC
| SBC Communications, Inc. v. FCC | |
|---|---|
| Court | United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit |
| Full case name | SBC Communications, Inc. v. FCC |
| Decided | September 4, 1998 |
| Citations | 154 F.3d 226; 1998-2 Trade Cases ¶ 72,256 |
| Court membership | |
| Judges sitting | E. Grady Jolly, Jerry Edwin Smith, Rhesa Barksdale |
| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Jolly, joined by Barksdale |
| Dissent | Smith |
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.