Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit April 2, 1993, Nos. 91-1020, 91-1041, 91-1064 and 91-1581 (Illinois Bell Telephone Co. v. Federal Communications Commission)

Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.

RANDOLPH, Circuit Judge:

In 1984, in compliance with a consent decree, American Telephone and Telegraph Company divested itself of the twenty-two companies in the Bell System providing local telephone, or local exchange, service. United States v. Western Elec. Co., 797 F.2d 1082, 1084 (D.C.Cir.1986); see generally United States v.