Legal Opinion
MCI Telecommunications Corp. v. Federal Communications Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 2, 1980No. 79-1119PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WALD.
WALD, Circuit Judge:
At issue here are two decisions of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the first1 dated August 12,1977 and the second2 (the FCC’s reconsideration of the first) November 30, 1978. Both relate to a June 2, 1976 FCC decision3 which found American Telephone and Telegraph Company’s (AT&T’s) 1973, 1974, 1975 and 1976 Wide Area Telecommunication Service (WATS) tariff revisions to be unsupported by the data AT&T produced. The FCC’s 1976 decision nevertheless continued the effectiveness of those revisions pending final FCC…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- United States v. Students Challenging Regulatory Agency Procedures (SCRAP)Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Klopfer v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Dickey v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Addison v. Holly Hill Fruit Products, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Watson v. City of MemphisSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by48 opinions
- Telecommunications Research & Action Center v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
- In Re Core Communications, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2008
- Sierra Club v. Lee M. Thomas, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, American Mining Congress, National Coal Association, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- Randolph-Sheppard Vendors of America v. Caspar W. Weinberger, National Council of State Agencies for the Blind v. Caspar W. WeinbergerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1986
- Public Citizen Health Research Group v. Commissioner, Food & Drug Administration, and Aspirin Foundation of America, IncCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
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