Legal Opinion
Carter Mountain Transmission Corp. v. Federal Communications Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 23, 1963No. 17089PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WASHINGTON, Circuit Judge.
This is a telecommunications case, in which a challenge is made to the power of the Federal Communications Commission to refuse a grant to a common carrier by radio of facilities to be used by community antenna systems,1 because of the impact of the proposed grant upon an existing television station.
Carter Mountain Transmission Corporation, appellant here, is a common carrier by radio. It filed an application with the Commission for permission to construct a microwave radio communication system to transmit signals — received from television stations located in…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- National Broadcasting Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Federal Communications Commission v. Sanders Bros. Radio StationSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Federal Radio Comm'n v. Nelson Brothers Bond & Mortgage Co. (Station WIBO)Supreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Federal Communications Commission v. Woko, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Federal Communications Commission v. RCA Communications, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1953
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3Cited by52 opinions
- Home Box Office, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, Professional Baseball, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- Wait Radio v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
- Philadelphia Television Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
- Melody Music, Inc. v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965
- Buckeye Cablevision, Inc. v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
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