Legal Opinion
NextWave Personal Communications Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 22, 2001No. Nos. 00-1402 and 00-1403PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.
TATEL, Circuit Judge:
This case concerns the extent to which the Bankruptcy Code limits a federal agency — here, the Federal Communications Commission — acting to implement the provisions of its own statute. Seeking to comply with its statutory duty to ensure small business participation in auctions of broadband PCS licenses, the Commission allowed winning bidders to pay for their licenses in installments. As part of this scheme, the Commission took and perfected security interests in the licenses, and provided for license cancellation should…
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