Robert H. Jackson, Ambassador v. United States — Opinion of the Court
“ The telephone companies may not, in the guise of regulating the communications service, also regulate the hotel or apartment house or any other business. But where a part of the subscriber's business consists of retailing to patrons a service dependent on its own contract for utility service, the regulation will necessarily affect, to that extent, its third party relationships. ”
Robert H. Jackson, Ambassador v. United States — Opinion of the Court
“ Four days of default by the subscriber, however, might not be regarded as requiring an injunction, which would compel the telephone companies to cut off service on which many persons rely. We are unable to see that the hotels have been prejudiced by the failure to enjoin the telephone companies or are in a position to complain of the omission of what would have been an additional hardship to themselves. ”
Robert H. Jackson, Ambassador v. United States — Opinion of the Court
“ Telephone service is available to patrons of the hotel without a charge by the hotel. In or near the lobbies, telephone booths have direct connection with telephone company central offices. Calls can there be made without involving the services of the hotel personnel and at the usual tariff rates of the telephone company paid through its coin boxes. ”
