Legal Opinion
TelePrompTer Cable Systems, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 26, 1976No. 75-1582PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TAMM.
TAMM, Circuit Judge:
The background of this case is a lurid episode in corporate and governmental corruption. The facts are not in dispute and need be recited only to furnish a context in which to discuss the legal issues.
TelePrompTer (hereinafter TPT or petitioner) began doing business in Johnstown in 1961, after acquiring the interest of an operator who held the exclusive franchise granted by the Johnstown City Council. In January • of 1966, the City adopted Ordinance No. 3676, which required open, com*68petitive bidding for an exclusive…
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- Service v. DullesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
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- United States v. Southwestern Cable Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Teleprompter Cable Systems, Inc. v. FccCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976