Legal Opinion
Western Union International, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 20, 1976No. 6, Docket 75-4132PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT P. ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:
This is a petition for review of a memorandum opinion and order of The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the matter of The Western Union Telegraph Co., 55 F.C.C.2d 668 (1975). The FCC decided that Western Union Telegraph Co. (WU) might apply for authority, pursuant to 47 U.S.C. § 214 (1970), to lease and operate facilities between the 48 contiguous United States and the District of Columbia, and the State of Hawaii for the purpose of extending WU’s mailgram service to Hawaii. For the reasons set out below, the FCC’s order is set aside.
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- United Housing Foundation, Inc. v. FormanSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. v. Democratic National CommitteeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Lynch v. OverholserSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Train v. Colorado Public Interest Research Group, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Pennsylvania v. PorterDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1979
- RCA Global Communications, Inc. v. Western Union Telegraph Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1981
- Itt World Communications Inc. v. The Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- The Western Union Telegraph Company v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, Itt World Communications, Inc., Western Union International, Inc., Rca Global Communications, Inc., Trans-Lux Corporation, Intervenors (2 Cases). The Western Union Telegraph Company v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, Graphnet, Inc., Trans-Lux Corporation, Rca Global Communications, Inc., Intervenors. The Western Union Telegraph Company v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, Trans-Lux Corporation, Rca Global Communications, Inc., Intervenors. Trt Telecommunications Corporation v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, Rca Global Communications, Inc., Western Union Telegraph Company, Western Union International, Inc., Itt World Communications, Inc., Intervenors. Trt Telecommunications Corporation v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, Rca Global Communications, Inc., Trans-Lux Corporation, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
- Western Union International, Inc. v. The Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976