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Supreme court rules in favor of payphone industry

“The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the right of companies to sue over alleged violations of federal communications law and reinforced the regulatory authority of the Federal Communications Commission.

“In a 7-2 decision, the court said that pay-phone provider Metrophones Telecommunications Inc. may pursue a suit against Global Crossing Telecommunications Inc.

“At issue are payments for coinless calls on Metrophones’ payphones over Global Crossing’s network. The calls involve special access codes such as 1-800 or 10-10-220.”

Read more at San Jose Mercury News

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