Talk America, Inc. v. Michigan Bell Telephone Co.

Telecommunications providers (plaintiffs) prevailed before the Michigan Public Service Commission against Michigan Bell (defendant), but the federal district court reversed, and the FCC filed amicus briefs supporting the providers' position under its interpretation of regulations implementing the Telecommunications Act of 1996; the Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court, and the Supreme Court granted certiorari on whether the FCC's interpretation deserved deference.