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''Verizon Communications v. Law Offices of Curtis V. Trinko, LLP'', often shortened to ''Verizon v. Trinko'', 540 U.S. 398 (2004), is a case decided by the
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in the field of
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law. It held that the
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had not modified the framework of the
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, preserving claims that satisfy established antitrust standards without creating new claims that go beyond those standards. It also refused to extend the essential facilities doctrine beyond the facts of the ''
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See also

* '' Verizon Communications Inc. v. FCC I'' * '' Verizon Communications Inc. v. FCC II'' *
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