Legal Opinion
Texas Office of Public Utility Counsel v. Federal Communications Commission
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 30, 1999No. 97-60421PublishedCited by 119 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
This is a consolidated challenge to the most recent attempt of the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) to implement provisions of the landmark 1996 Telecommunications Act (the “Act”). 1 Petitioners, joined by numerous intervenors, challenge several aspects of the FCC’s Universal Service Order (the “Order”) implementing the provisions of the Act codified at 47 U.S.C. § 254. We grant the petition for review in part, deny it in part, affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand in part.
I. BaCKGround.
A. The 1996 Act and the Universal Servioe Order.
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