Legal Opinion
Bachow Communications, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 6, 2001No. 99-1346, 99-1347, 99-1360 to 99-1365, 99-1391 to 99-1394 and 99-1533PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.
RANDOLPH, Circuit Judge:
The issues in these consolidated eases center on the Federal Communications Commission’s conversion of its system for awarding licenses in the 39 GHz (gigahertz) band from a comparative application process to a public auction. The 39 GHz band, comprising the 38.6 to 40.0 GHz frequencies on the electromagnetic spectrum, appears to have attracted little commercial interest until the mid-1990s, when newly developed technology became available. Until late 1995, the Commission processed non-mutually exclusive…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Ashbacker Radio Corp. v. Federal Communications CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Jem Broadcasting Company, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, Gayla Joy Hendren, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1994
- James v. Hurson Associates, Inc. v. GlickmanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2000
- Directv, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, MCI Telecommunications Corporation, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1997
- The Florida Institute of Technology v. Federal Communications Commission, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1992
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Gene A. Folden, Coastal Communications Associates, and Judith A. Longshore v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2004
- Folden v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2003
- New Jersey Television Corp. v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2004