Legal Opinion
Quincy Cable TV, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 19, 1985No. Nos. 83-1283, 83-2050PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge J. SKELLY WRIGHT.
J. SKELLY WRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
FCC regulations require cable television operators,1 upon request and without compensation, to transmit to their subscribers every over-the-air television broadcast signal 2 that is “significantly viewed in the community” or otherwise considered local under the Commission’s rules. 47 C.F.R. §§ 76.57-76.61 (1984). Alleging that these mandatory carriage or “must-carry” rules violate the First Amendment rights of cable programmers, cable operators, and the viewing public, Turner Broadcasting Systems,…
2Cases cited52 opinions
- Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Valley Forge Christian College v. Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Elrod v. BurnsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. O'BrienSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Procunier v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Time Warner Entertainment Co. v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2001
- Century Federal, Inc. v. City of Palo Alto, Cal.District Court, N.D. California · 1986
- Group W Cable, Inc. v. City of Santa CruzDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1987
- Century Federal, Inc. v. City of Palo Alto, Cal.District Court, N.D. California · 1987
- Century Communications Corporation v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, Association of Independent Television Stations, Inc., Spanish International Communications Corp., Univision, Inc., the National Association of Broadcasters, Lincoln Broadcasting Co., National Cable Television Association, Office of Communication of the United Church of Christ, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, National Association of Public Television, Public Broadcasting Service, National Broadcasting Co., Inc., Spanish International Communications Corp., Intervenors. Richard S. Leghorn v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Intervenors. Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
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