Legal Opinion
Nader v. Federal Communications Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 29, 1975No. Nos. 73-1045, 73-2051PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TAMM.
Dissenting opinion filed by Senior Circuit Judge FAHY.
TAMM, Circuit Judge:
Petitioners seek review of four orders of the Federal Communications Commission arising from its investigation of American Telephone & Telegraph Co.’s (AT&T or Bell) 1971 rate increases. In the first order issued November 22, 1972, *6the Commission rejected AT&T’s 1970 tariff filing intended to raise its rate of return to 9.5% and determined that a fair rate of return on AT&T’s interstate investment would be 8.5%. 38 F.C.C.2d 213 (1972).1 The second order supplemented the…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Bowman Transportation, Inc. v. Arkansas-Best Freight System, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Burlington Truck Lines, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- United States v. Students Challenging Regulatory Agency Procedures (SCRAP)Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Public Service Company of New Hampshire v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, New Hampshire Electric Cooperative, Inc., Towns of Ashland and Wolfeboro, New Hampshire Village Precinct of New Hampton, New Hampshire, Intervenors. Appalachian Power Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Appalachian Power Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Cities of Bedford, Intervenors. Pennsylvania Electric Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Allegheny Electric Cooperative, Inc., Intervenor. Metropolitan Edison Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, Boroughs of Kutztown, Goldsboro & Lewisberry, Pennsylvania, Allegheny Electric Cooperative, Inc., IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
- Public Service Co. v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
- Ralph Nader and Reuben B. Robertson, III v. Federal Communications Commission, and the United States of America, American Telephone and Telegraph Company, United States Independent Telephone Association, Air Transport Association of America, Telephone Users Association, Inc., and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Intervenors. Microwave Communications, Inc. And MCI Telecommunications Corporation v. Federal Communications Commission, and the United States of America, American Telephone and Telegraph Company, Air Transport Association of America, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975