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Summary: [DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT FILED _ U.S. COURT OF APPEALS ELEVENTH CIRCUIT September 15, 2006 No. 05-16653 THOMAS K. KAHN _ CLERK D. C. Docket No. 03-00282-CV-4-RH-WCS FLORIDA DIGITAL NETWORK, INC., a Delaware corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, versus EMBARQ FLORIDA, INC. a Florida corporation, FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, LILA A. JABER, in her official capacity as Chairman of the Florida Public Service Commission, J. TERRY DEASON, BRAULIO
Summary: [DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT FILED _ U.S. COURT OF APPEALS ELEVENTH CIRCUIT September 15, 2006 No. 05-16653 THOMAS K. KAHN _ CLERK D. C. Docket No. 03-00282-CV-4-RH-WCS FLORIDA DIGITAL NETWORK, INC., a Delaware corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, versus EMBARQ FLORIDA, INC. a Florida corporation, FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, LILA A. JABER, in her official capacity as Chairman of the Florida Public Service Commission, J. TERRY DEASON, BRAULIO ..
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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT FILED
________________________ U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
September 15, 2006
No. 05-16653 THOMAS K. KAHN
________________________ CLERK
D. C. Docket No. 03-00282-CV-4-RH-WCS
FLORIDA DIGITAL NETWORK, INC.,
a Delaware corporation,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
EMBARQ FLORIDA, INC.
a Florida corporation,
FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION,
LILA A. JABER,
in her official capacity as Chairman of
the Florida Public Service Commission,
J. TERRY DEASON,
BRAULIO L. BAEZ, et al.,
Defendants-Appellees.
________________________
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Florida
_________________________
(September 15, 2006)
Before MARCUS, WILSON and COX, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:
Florida Digital Network, Inc. (“Florida Digital”) appeals the district court’s
affirmance of a decision by the Florida Public Service Commission (“the
Commission”) setting the rates charged by an incumbent local exchange carrier
(Embarq Florida, Inc., formerly Sprint-Florida, Inc.) for unbundled network
elements provided to competitive carriers, including Florida Digital, under the
Telecommunications Act of 1996. Florida Digital contends: (1) that the rates
established were arbitrary and capricious, an abuse of discretion, and not supported
by substantial, competent evidence; (2) that the Commission decision establishing
the rates failed to comply with applicable law and regulations; and (3) that the
Commission arbitrarily established geographically de-averaged rate zones.
After reviewing the record, reading the parties’s briefs and having the
benefit of oral argument, we affirm the district court’s decision based on its well-
reasoned order of November 2, 2005.
AFFIRMED.
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