BELL ATLANTIC TELEPHONE COMPANIES v. F.C.C.

Nos. 92-1619, 92-1620, 93-1028 & 93-1053.

24 F.3d 1441 (1994)

BELL ATLANTIC TELEPHONE COMPANIES, et al., Petitioners, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, et al., Respondents, Rochester Telephone Corporation, et al., Intervenors.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 10, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark L. Evans argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs were Gerald Goldman, Alan I. Horowitz, Lawrence W. Katz, Matthew R. Sutherland, Thomas E. Taylor, Robert A. Mazer, James L. Wurtz, Jeffrey B. Thomas, James P. Tuthill, Richard C. Hartgrove, Michael J. Zpevak, Michael S. Pabian, and Robert S. Lynch. John G. Mullan, Alfred W. Whittaker, and Floyd S. Keene entered appearances in 92-1620. Durwood D. Dupre entered an appearance in 93-1028. Robert B. McKenna, Jr. entered an appearance in 93-1053.

Laurence N. Bourne, Counsel, F.C.C., argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Renee Licht, Acting General Counsel, F.C.C., Daniel M. Armstrong, Associate General Counsel, F.C.C., John E. Ingle, Deputy Associate General Counsel, F.C.C., Anne K. Bingaman, Asst. Atty. Gen., Robert B. Nicholson and Robert J. Wiggers, Attys., U.S. Dept. of Justice. Laurel R. Bergold, Counsel, F.C.C., entered an appearance.

On the joint brief for Telecom intervenors were Andrew D. Lipman, Russell M. Blau, Michael E. Ward, Frank W. Krogh, Donald J. Elardo, W. Theodore Pierson, Jr., Michael L. Glaser, Harsha Krishnan, and Robert J. McKee.

On the joint brief for State intervenors were William Paul Rodgers, Charles D. Gray, James Bradford Ramsay, John F. Povilaitis, and Veronica A. Smith.

On the joint brief for intervenors New England Tel. and Tel. Co. and New York Telephone Co. were E. Edward Bruce, Robert A. Long, Jr., John F. Duffy, Edward R. Wholl, and Joseph DiBella.

On the brief for intervenor U.S. Telephone Ass'n was Martin T. McCue.

Michael J. Shortley, Joseph P. Benkert, Michael L. Glaser, Richard M. Rindler, William T. Pierson, Jr., Henry D. Levine, James L. Casserly, David A. Nall, Herbert E. Marks, Peter D. Keisler, Marc E. Manly, Brian R. Moir, Alan I. Horowitz, Mark L. Evans, Gerald Goldman, William B. Barfield, Matthew R. Sutherland, Vonya B. McCann, Theodore D. Frank, Thomas E. Taylor, Gail L. Polivy, Richard M. Cahill, Richard McKenna, Robert A. Mazer, James L. Wurtz, Jeffrey B. Thomas, James P. Tuthill, Margaret deB. Brown, Richard C. Hartgrove, Michael J. Zpevak, Floyd S. Keene, Lawrence W. Katz, Michael D. Lowe, John G. Mullan, Alfred W. Whittaker, Michael S. Pabian, David Cosson, and L. Marie Guillory entered appearances for intervenors.

Before MIKVA, Chief Judge; WILLIAMS and SENTELLE, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SENTELLE.

SENTELLE, Circuit Judge:

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