Legal Opinion

High Plains Wireless, L.P. v. Federal Communications Commission

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided January 11, 2002No. 00-1292PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge GINSBURG.

GINSBURG, Chief Judge:

High Plains Wireless, L.P. appeals an order of the Federal Communications Commission awarding 32 licenses to Mercury PCS II, LLC, now called Tritel Communications, Inc. High Plains and Mercury both bid at an auction conducted by the Commission for licenses to provide personal communications services (PCS). See Mercury PCS II, LLC, 15 F.C.C.R. 9654, 2000 WL 708679 (2000) {Mercury). High Plains asserts that the Commission unreasonably refused to disqualify Mercury from receiving the licenses even though Mercury concededly…

2Cases cited11 opinions

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  4. In re Diet DrugsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002
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