Western Union Corporation v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, American Telephone & Telegraph Co., Intervenors

Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge BUCKLEY.

BUCKLEY, Circuit Judge:

Western Union seeks review of the Federal Communications Commission’s decisions approving the local telephone exchanges’ rates charged to companies providing telex communications. As a ratepayer, Western Union objects that certain costs were improperly allocated to the particular services it required. Because the agency failed to explain adequately its decision approving the allocations of costs proposed by the local telephone exchanges, we grant the petitions for review and remand to the agency.

I. Background

Following…