Legal Opinion
Comcast Corp. v. Federal Communications Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 28, 2009No. 08-1114PublishedCited by 95 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GINSBURG.
Separate opinion concurring except as to Part II.C filed by Senior Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.
*3GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:
Comcast Corporation and several intervenors involved in the cable television industry petition for review of a rule in which the Federal Communications Commission capped at 30% of all subscribers the market share any single cable television operator may serve. We agree with Comcast that the 30% subscriber limit is arbitrary and capricious. We therefore grant the petition and vacate the Rule.
I. Background
The Cable Television…
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