Legal Opinion
Western Union International, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 21, 1977No. Nos. 564 to 566, Dockets 77-4183, 77-4184 and 77-4191PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
IRVING R. KAUFMAN, Chief Judge:
Just over a century ago, Alexander Graham Bell marked the beginning of a new era with the invention of the telephone. Little did he know that successive generations would treat his “creation” as but the simplest building block in a communications system of extraordinary complexity. We are asked, on this appeal, to unravel some of these intricacies in applying the mandate of § 202(a) of the Communications Act that there be no unjust discrimination in the rates charged for “like” communications services. Several international record carriers (“IRCs”), namely…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Home Box Office, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, Professional Baseball, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- American Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Federal Communications CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Trailways of New England, Inc. v. Civil Aeronautics Board, Transcontinental Bus System, Inc. v. Civil Aeronautics BoardCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1969
- The Bell Telephone Company Of Pennsylvania v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
- American Trucking Associations, Inc. v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by19 opinions
- National Ass'n of Regulatory Utility Commissioners v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
- National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, Ad Hoc Telecommunications Users Committee, Intervenors. Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, United Telephone System, Inc., Intervenors. People of the State of California and the Public Utilities Commission of the State of California v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, Southern Pacific Communications Company, Intervenors. MCI Telecommunications Corporation v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, Aeronautical Radio, Inc., Intervenors. Lexitel Corporation v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, United Telephone Systems, Inc., Intervenors. Western Union Telegraph Company v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, MCI Telecommunications Corporation, Intervenors. North American Telephone Association v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, Gte Sprint Communications Corporation, Intervenors. MCI Telecommunications Corporation v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, Gte Service Corporation, Intervenors. Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, Gte Sprint Communications Corporation, Intervenors. Aeronautical Radio, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, Western Union Telegraph Company, Intervenors. United States Transmission Systems, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, Gte Sprint Communications Corporation, Intervenors. Telesphere Network, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, American Broadcasting Companies, Intervenors. Association of Long Distance Telephone Companies v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, Western Union Telegraph Company, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
- American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, Hughes Television Network, Inc., IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- National Communications Association, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. At&t Corp., Defendant-Appellant-Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001
- Commodity Exchange, Inc. v. Commodity Futures Trading CommissionDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1982
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