MALRITE T. V. OF N. Y. v. F. C. C.

Nos. 865, 1284 to 1286, Dockets 80-4120, 80-4160, 80-4202 and 80-4204.

652 F.2d 1140 (1981)

MALRITE T. V. OF NEW YORK, et al., Petitioners, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, United States of America, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided June 16, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael S. Horne, Washington, D. C. (J. Geoffrey Bentley, Alex Kozinski, Covington & Burling, Samuel Miller, Miller & Fields, Arthur B. Goodkind, Koteen & Burt, Erwin G. Krasnow, James J. Popham, Jerome C. Shestack, R. Clark Wadlow, Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis, Martin E. Firestone, Stein, Halpert & Miller, Steven A. Lerman and McKenna, Wilkinson & Kittner, Washington, D. C., on the brief), for petitioners Malrite T. V. of New York, Inc., and McGraw-Hill Broadcasting Co., Inc., and intervenors Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc., et al., Taft Broadcasting, Inc., et al., Bahia de San Francisco Television Co., et al., National Ass'n of Broadcasters, Cedar Rapids Television Co., et al., Springfield Television Corp., and National Broadcasting Co., Inc.

J. Laurent Scharff, Mark J. Tauber, Jack N. Goodman, Joseph M. Sellers, Pierson, Ball & Dowd, Lee M. Mitchell, Alan L. Morrison, Tom W. Davidson, Sidley & Austin, Thomas J. Dougherty, Preston R. Padden, Robert A. Beizer, Steven M. Harris, and Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis, Washington, D. C., submitted a brief for petitioner Association of Independent Television Stations, Inc., and intervenors Field Communications Corp., Gaylord Broadcasting Co., Metromedia, Inc., and Tribune Co.

James F. Fitzpatrick, David H. Lloyd, Robert Alan Garrett, Arnold & Porter, Philip R. Hochberg, Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease, Thomas C. Williams, and Stanford, Williams & Briggs, Washington, D. C., and Alexander H. Hadden, New York City, submitted a brief for petitioners Commissioner of Baseball, National Basketball Ass'n, National Hockey League, and National Football League.

James A. McKenna, Jr., Vernon L. Wilkinson, Robert W. Coll, Steven A. Lerman, Dennis P. Corbett, and McKenna, Wilkinson & Kittner, Washington, D. C., submitted a brief for intervenor American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.

J. Roger Wollenberg, Joel Rosenbloom, Jonathan Becker, and Wilmer & Pickering, Washington, D. C., George Vradenburg, III, and Harry R. Olsson, Jr., New York City, submitted a brief for intervenor CBS Inc.

Dennis F. Begley, Matthew H. McCormick, and Midlen & Reddy, Washington, D. C., submitted a brief for intervenor The Jet Broadcasting Co., Inc.

Barbara Scott, New York City, submitted a brief for intervenor Motion Picture Ass'n of America.

Victor E. Ferrall, Jr., Brian C. Elmer, John I. Stewart, Jr., and Crowell & Moring, Washington, D. C., submitted a brief for intervenor Omega Communications, Inc.

David J. Saylor, Deputy Gen. Counsel, Washington, D. C. (Robert R. Bruce, Gen. Counsel, Daniel M. Armstrong, Assoc. Gen. Counsel, Jane E. Mago, Jeffrey B. Kindler, FCC, Sanford M. Litvack, Asst. Atty. Gen., Barry M. Grossman, Bruce E. Fein, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., on the brief), for respondents Federal Communications Commission and the United States of America.

Brenda L. Fox, Washington, D. C. (James H. Ewalt and Stephen R. Effros, Washington, D. C., on the brief), for intervenors National Cable Television Ass'n, Inc. and Community Antenna Television Ass'n, Inc.

John P. Cole, Jr., and Cole, Raywid & Braverman, Washington, D. C., submitted a brief for intervenors Allen's TV Cable Service, Inc., et al. and United Video, Inc.

Before NEWMAN and KEARSE, Circuit Judges, and METZNER, District Judge.


NEWMAN, Circuit Judge:

In a major reversal of its regulatory policy, the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC" or "Commission") has decided to deregulate cable television by rescinding rules relating to syndicated program exclusivity and distant signal carriage. Television broadcasting and programming interests have petitioned to set aside the FCC's order and to reimpose the regulations, which have been in force since...

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