Legal Opinion
Showtime Networks Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 3, 1991No. Nos. 87-1259, 87-1270, 87-1274, 87-1279, 88-1353, 89-1627 and 89-1745PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge RUTH BADER GINSBURG.
RUTH BADER GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:
In 1978, when video transmission by satellite was new, RCA American Communications, Inc. (“Americom”)1 offered to subscribers a ten-year satellite service (“1988 fixed-term service”), with lower rates in the early years of the term, and higher rates in later years. Petitioners in five of the seven cases consolidated in this review proceeding are several cable programmers who subscribed to Americom’s 1988 fixed-term service.2 They challenge rulings by the Federal Communications Commission…
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Showtime Networks Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, Ge American Communications, Inc., Intervenor. Christian Broadcasting Network, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, Ge American Communications, Inc., Intervenor. New Heritage Acquisition Corp. v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, Ge American Communications, Inc., Intervenor. Ge American Communications, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, Southern Satellite Systems, Inc. And New Heritage Acquisition Corp., Intervenors. Ge American Communications, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, Showtime Networks Inc. And New Heritage Acquisition Corp., Intervenors. Showtime Networks Inc. And Viacom International Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, Ge American Communications, Inc., the Christian Broadcasting Network, Inc. And New Heritage Acquisition Corp., Intervenors. Viacom International Inc. And Showtime Networks Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, Ge American Communications, Inc., IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1991
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