Legal Opinion
Sprint Nextel Corp. v. Federal Communications Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 2, 2008No. 07-1416, 07-1458PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge BROWN.
BROWN, Circuit Judge.
Mobile communications devices are now an integral part of the daily activities of consumers, businesses, and public safety agencies alike. And when such a device is needed — whether to track down an errant teen or request backup while in hot-pursuit of a suspect — we expect it to work. That requires the 800 MHz electromagnetic spectrum, on which many of these devices operate, to be in order. This case arises out of the Federal Communications Commission’s efforts to ensure that it is.
The Commission set out to restructure…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Time Warner Entertainment Co. v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1998
- Mobile Relay Associates v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2006
- New England Public Communications Council, Inc. v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2003
- MCI Worldcom, Inc. v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2000
- U.S. Airwaves, Inc. v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2000
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Rural Cellular Ass'n v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2009
- Sorenson Communications, Inc. v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2009
- Viasat, Inc. v. FCCCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2022
- Sorenson Communications, Inc. v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2011
- All American Telephone Co. v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2017
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