Legal Opinion

Waterway Communications Systems, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, Riverphone, Inc., Intervenor

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided September 21, 1988No. 87-1488PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WILLIAMS.

WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:

Waterway Communications System, Inc. (“Watercom”), a provider of ship-to-shore telecommunications, appeals the Federal Communications Commission’s order rejecting its petitions to deny certain license applications of a competitor, Radio Television of Louisiana, Inc. (“RTL”). We dismiss for want of jurisdiction. The Commission’s rejection of Watercom’s petitions to deny the RTL license applications was not an appeal-able order; its ultimate grant of the RTL applications was appealable, but Watercom did not file its…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Heckler v. ChaneySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. Baldwin County Welcome Center v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. Chuck Stone v. Federal Communications Commission, the Evening Star Broadcasting Company, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
  4. Spanish International Broadcasting Company v. Federal Communications Commission, International Panorama Tv, Inc., IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
  5. Columbus Broadcasting Coalition v. Federal Communications Commission, Wbns Tv, Inc., Radiohio, Inc., IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Gene A. Folden, Coastal Communications Associates, and Judith A. Longshore v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2004
  2. Council Tree Communications, Inc. v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2007
  3. Vernal Enterprises, Inc. v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2004
  4. Coalition for Noncommercial Media v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2001
  5. North American Catholic Educational Programming Foundation, Inc. v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2006

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