Legal Opinion
Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Federal Communications Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 2, 1981No. Nos. 79-1352, 79-2495, 80-1030, 80-1109, 80-1155, 80-1275 and 80-1320PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge TAMM.
TAMM, Circuit Judge:
We address in this opinion petitions of certain international record carriers (IRCs) and the Western Union Telegraph Company (WU) requesting review of two decisions adopted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) in its recent efforts to obtain for communications customers the benefits of a competitive market structure. In Docket No. 79-1352, WU seeks reversal of the Commission’s authorization of Graphnet Systems, Inc., as a competitor of WU in the domestic telegraph service market. In Docket Nos.…
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