The U.S. solicitor general endorsed a strict standard for deciding whether state or local laws block a telecom company's entry into a market. Filing an amicus brief May 28 at the Supreme Court, the solicitor general's office asked the high court not to review two appeals court decisions rejecting a vaguer standard. Under those decisions telecom companies could get relief from local laws by showing the statutes "may" prevent a company from providing service.rnThe brief is a blow to petitioners Level 3 and Sprint Nextel because the court had taken the initiative to ask the solicitor general whether the cases deserve review. The court usually follows the official's recommendations.
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