Legal Opinion
Beach Communications, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 6, 1992No. 91-1089PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
HARRY T. EDWARDS, Circuit Judge:
This case involves a challenge to a Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) construction of the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984 (“Cable Act”). According to the FCC, the Cable Act covers Satellite Master Antenna Television (“SMATV”) facilities with wires interconnecting separately owned, controlled and managed multiple-unit dwellings, even when the wires do not use public rights-of-way. SMATV companies petition for review, arguing that the Commission has misinterpreted the statute, and that local franchising (as may be required pursuant…
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