Legal Opinion
World Communications, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 8, 1994No. Nos. 92-1435, 92-1550PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS.
STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
In 1987 the Federal Communications Commission ordered the Communications Satellite Corporation (“Comsat”) to refund $39 million in overcharges collected from carrier customers from August 1984 through December 1986. Communications Satellite Corporation, 2 F.C.C.R. 3706 (1987), as revised by 3 F.C.C.R. 2643 (1988). As one of these carrier customers, ITT World Communications, Inc. (“ITT”) acquired a stake in the refund that has since grown to $1.5 million. Shortly after the Commission announced…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- General American Tank Car Corp. v. El Dorado Terminal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. U.S. Department of TransportationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1994
- Allnet Communication Service, Inc. v. National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc., a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1992
3Cited by1 opinion
- World Communications, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, United States of America, Communications Satellite Corporation, New Valley Corporation, Intervenors. World Communications, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, United States of America, New Valley Corporation, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1994