Cavalier Telephone and TV is a telephone, internet, and digital television provider formed in 1998, with operations headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. It provides service to the District of Columbia, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia. Cavalier has had a particularly rocky relationship with Verizon Wireless. In 2001, Cavalier brought a lawsuit against Verizon alleging antitrust violations and violations of the Telecom Act of 1996. The suit was dismissed by United States District Court Judge, James R. Spencer in March of 2002. The dismissal was upheld on appeal in May of 2003. In 2007, Cavalier sued Verizon in federal court again, alleging misuse of Virginia's 911 database.
