WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider an appeal by the largest U.S. telephone carriers seeking the dismissal of a class action antitrust suit against them. The high court granted the companies’ petition to review an appeals court ruling that held the class action suit filed against Verizon Communications Inc., BellSouth Corp., Qwest Communications International Inc.., and AT&T Inc.. could proceed even without evidence to back up claims of an anti-competitive conspiracy.