Legal Opinion

American Message Centers v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, Sprint Communications Company, L.P., Intervenor

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided June 7, 1995No. 20-1005PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.

TATEL, Circuit Judge:

American Message Centers (AMC), a consumer of long distance telecommunications services, petitions for review of the Federal Communications Commission’s order denying its complaint against intervenor Sprint Communications Company concerning Sprint’s refusal to forgive charges arising from fraudulent calls made by computer hackers. Because the Commission’s determination that Sprint’s tariffs clearly and explicitly require its customers to pay for all completed calls is not arbitrary or capricious, and because AMC’s…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Carroll Kisser v. Henry G. Cisneros, Secretary of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1994
  2. Webr, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, Florian R. Burczynski, Etc., D/B/A Ultravision Broadcasting Co., IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
  3. Action for Children's Television v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1990
  4. Competitive Telecommunications Ass'n v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1993

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Tenore v. AT&T Wireless ServicesWashington Supreme Court · 1998
  2. Panatronic Usa, a California General Partnership Lemar Textile Co. v. At&t CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
  3. In Re Universal Service Fund Telephone Billing Practices LitigationDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 2003
  4. Hi-Tech Furnace Systems, Inc. v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2000
  5. EchoStar Comm Corp v. FCCCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2002

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