Vermont National Telephone Company v. Northstar Wireless, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ex rel. VERMONT NATIONAL TELEPHONE COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. No. 15-cv-728-CKK-MAU NORTHSTAR WIRELESS, LLC, et al., Defendants. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION1 This case arises out of a 2014 auction the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) conducted for wireless spectrum licenses (“Auction 97”). Plaintiff-Relator Vermont National Telephone Company (“Vermont”), a disappointed bidder in the auction, brings this qui tam action pursuant to the False Claims Act (“FCA”). 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729–3733. Vermont alleges that…