''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

Supreme Court of the United States The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all U.S. federal court cases, and over state court cases that involve a point o ...

in the field of

Antitrust Competition law is the field of law that promotes or seeks to maintain market competition by regulating anti-competitive conduct by companies. Competition law is implemented through public and private enforcement. It is also known as antitrust l ...

law. It held that the Telecommunications Act of 1996 had not modified the framework of the

Sherman Act The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 (, ) is a United States antitrust law which prescribes the rule of free competition among those engaged in commerce. It was passed by Congress and is named for Senator John Sherman, its principal author. Th ...

, 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 The essential facilities doctrine (sometimes also referred to as the essential facility doctrine) is a legal doctrine which describes a particular type of claim of monopolization made under competition laws. In general, it refers to a type of a ...

beyond the facts of the '' Aspen Skiing Co. v. Aspen Highlands Skiing Corp.'' case.

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