Federal Communications Commission FCC 07-227
CONCURRING STATEMENT OF 
COMMISSIONER MICHAEL J. COPPS 
Re: Contel of the South, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Mid-States, et al. v. Operator Communications, Inc., File 
No. EB-05-MD-007
While I agree with the Commission’s decision in this case and believe that the parties are entitled 
to a decision, I concur in this Order to point out that the period of uncompensated payphone calls at issue 
occurred over 10 years ago, and the Defendant has subsequently sold the majority of its corporate assets 
and no longer provides telecommunications services.  Thus, the practical impact of today’s decision 
appears to be somewhat limited.  I therefore must question whether the damages awarded to the 
Complainants at this late date constitute merely a Pyrrhic victory.