Court Won’t Revisit Line-Share Ruling

A federal appeals court refused to reconsider its decision that struck down rules that required telephone companies such as Verizon Communications Inc. to share lines for services such as high-speed Internet.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia struck down a rule in May that required companies to share lines with rivals.

It also ordered the Federal Communications Commission to reconsider its national standard for which network elements must be shared with competitors.

The judges were rejecting an FCC request to reconsider their decision. However, the court stayed the effect of the decision until Jan. 2, giving the FCC time to come up with new rules.