Legal Opinion
Mountain States Telephone v. Federal Communications Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 23, 1991No. 89-1421PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge D.H. GINSBURG.
D.H. GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:
Several telephone companies petition for review of a Federal Communications Commission decision, known as the USOA Antitrust Costs Order, that places upon them the burden of showing that they should recover from ratepayers the costs of adverse judgments, settlements, and litigation expenses arising from certain types of lawsuits. Because the FCC did not adequately justify the scope of the rule, and did not sufficiently consider its probable effects upon the companies’ incentives, we grant the petition and…
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- The Mountain States Telephone And Telegraph Company v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1991