47 U.S.C. § 251 — Statute Treatment

Statute treatment: 47 U.S.C. § 251

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 2,185 citation events across 610 distinct cases.
2,185citations total
610distinct interpreting cases
120distinct courts
22citations in last 5y
1996–2026year range
⚠ Struck down — in at least one decision (1 decision, 2002)
Verizon Communications Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission (2002): “…pinion/118260/att-corp-v-iowa-utilities-board/#395" aria-description="Citation for case: At&T Corp. v. Iowa Utilities Board"> id., at 395 . We also reversed in striking down Rule 319, holding that its provision for blanket access to network elements was incon…”
Detected from opinion text; may reflect a subsection, an as-applied ruling, or a holding later reversed — read the citing decisions.
Top 20 leading cases
#1 At&T Corp. v. Iowa Utilities Board (1999) scotus 543 own cites 15× in case
#2 Verizon Communications Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission (2002) scotus 246 own cites 18× in case
#3 Direct Communications Cedar Valley, LLC v. Federal Communications Commission (2014) ca10 57 own cites 20× in case
#4 BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. v. Greer (1997) tennctapp 163 own cites 8× in case
#5 United States Telecom Ass'n v. Federal Communications Commission (2016) cadc 79 own cites 10× in case
#6 In Re Core Communications, Inc. (2008) cadc 280 own cites 6× in case
#7 CoreTel Virginia, LLC v. Verizon Virginia, LLC (2014) ca4 22 own cites 18× in case
#8 Talk America, Inc. v. Michigan Bell Telephone Co. (2011) scotus 144 own cites 7× in case
#9 Pacific Bell Telephone Co. v. California Public Utilities Commission (2010) ca9 14 own cites 23× in case
#10 US West Communications, Inc. v. Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (1999) mnd 13 own cites 23× in case
#11 Western Radio Services Co. v. Qwest Corp. (2012) ca9 49 own cites 10× in case
#12 BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. v. Sanford (2007) ca4 13 own cites 21× in case
#13 Gte Service Corporation,petitioners v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, North Point Communications, Inc., Intervenors (2000) cadc 35 own cites 11× in case
#14 Iowa Network Services, Inc. v. Qwest Corp. (2005) iasd 12 own cites 20× in case
#15 MCI WorldCom Communications, Inc. v. Department of Telecommunications & Energy (2004) mass 24 own cites 12× in case
#16 MCI Telecommunications Corp. v. Southern New England Telephone Co. (1998) ctd 10 own cites 21× in case
#17 Puerto Rico Telephone Co., Inc. v. Sprintcom, Inc. (2011) ca1 45 own cites 8× in case
#18 Qwest Corp. v. Public Utilities Commission (2007) ca10 18 own cites 13× in case
#19 Michigan Bell Telephone Co. v. Covad Communications Co. (2010) ca6 7 own cites 26× in case
#20 Autotel v. Nevada Bell Telephone Company (2012) ca9 65 own cites 6× in case

Ranking method: leading_score = ln(1 + own_citation_count) × √(mentions_in_case) × flag_factor, where flag_factor = 1.0 green · 0.6 unknown · 0.5 neutral · 0.4 yellow · 0.3 procedural · 0 red. Red-flagged cases excluded — their interpretation has been undermined and shouldn't lead the list. Top 20 returned per statute. Open any case for full G Cite, trajectory, and per-circuit treatment.