Legal Opinion
Alliance for Community Media v. Federal Communications Commission
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 27, 2008No. 07-3391, 07-3569, 07-3570, 07-3571, 07-3572, 07-3573, 07-3574, 07-3673, 07-3674, 07-3675, 07-3676, 07-3677, 07-3824PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
R. GUY COLE, JR., Circuit Judge.
Following a notice-and-comment rule-making procedure, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC,” “Commission,” or “the agency”) released an order (“the Order”) adopting rules interpreting and implementing section 621(a)(1) of the Communications Act of 1934 (“the Act”), 47 U.S.C. § 541(a)(1), which prohibits local franchising authorities from “unreasonably refus[ing] to award” competitive cable franchises. The FCC released the Order on March 5, 2007 on the basis of record evidence that the operation of the local franchising process was unreasonably…
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