Modification of Final Judgment

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In United States telecommunication law, Modification of Final Judgment (MFJ) is the 1982 agreement (consent decree) settling United States v. AT&T, a landmark antitrust suit. Entered into between the United States Department of Justice and the American Telephone & Telegraph Company (AT&T) the MFJ, after modification and upon approval of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, required the Bell System divestiture of the Bell Operating Companies from AT&T.

The exact term for the MFJ is given under the general definition of local access and transport area, a term used in U.S. telecommunications regulation for geographic areas in which local telephone companies are allowed to provide service, the term being used is

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the Modification of Final Judgment (MFJ) entered by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in Civil Action number 82-0192 or any other geographic area designated as a LATA in the National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc. Tariff FCC No. 4.

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