Legal Opinion
Spectrum Five LLC v. Federal Communications Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 11, 2014No. 13-1231, 13-1232PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WILKINS.
WILKINS, Circuit Judge:
Cable television has for many years been the primary way consumers receive video programming. A growing competitor of cable television is satellite service. See Comcast Corp. v. FCC, 579 F.3d 1, 3, 8 (D.C.Cir.2009). The demand for orbital space and radio spectrum is great in the increasingly competitive satellite service industry. Securing rights to operate a satellite at an orbital location is, therefore, extremely valuable. And even more valuable is the right to operate a satellite while requiring that other…
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