Legal Opinion
National Ass'n of Regulatory Utility Commissioners v. Federal Communications Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 12, 1984No. Nos. 83-1225, 83-1329, 83-1439, 83-1463, 83-1464, 83-1493, 83-1954, 83-1984, 83-1995, 83-2016, 83-2108, 83-2168 and 83-2218PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion PER CURIAM.
2Per curiam
We review in this proceeding Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) decisions focused on the future of United States interstate telephone services. In the Commission’s view, this case presents perhaps “the most difficult” and probably “the most important” problem ever to come before the agency. MTS & WATS Market Structure: Third Report and Order 11368, 93 F.C.C.2d 241, 340-41 (1983). The decisions at issue, we conclude, are within the Commission’s authority and, for the most part, are rationally grounded and sufficiently supported by evidence. We therefore…
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