Legal Opinion
Alpine Pcs, Inc. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided January 2, 2018No. 2017-1029PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Taranto, Circuit Judge.
In 1996, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) awarded spectrum licenses to Alpine PCS, Inc., for use in the provision of wireless telecommunications services. Alpine’s failure to make required payments for those licenses in 2002 triggered automatic cancellation of the licenses under FCC regulations. In addition to taking other steps in response, Alpine sought relief from the FCC and, on review under the Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. § 402(b)(5), from the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Eventually, in 2016, Alpine filed this…
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