GTE SERVICE CORPORATION v. F. C. C.

Nos. 97, 185, 186, 187, 188, Dockets 71-1300, 71-1484, 72-1486, 72-1566, 72-1578.

474 F.2d 724 (1973)

GTE SERVICE CORPORATION and GTE Data Services Incorporated, Petitioners, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION and United States of America, Respondents, United States Independent Telephone Association (USITA) et al., Intervenors. UNITED TELEPHONE COMPANY OF MISSOURI and United Computing Systems, Inc., et al., Petitioners, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION and United States of America, Respondents, Mankato Citizens Telephone Company et al., Intervenors. WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION and United States of America, Respondents. INTERNATIONAL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION and United States of America, Respondents, CTSS of Association of Data Processing Service Organizations, Inc. (ADAPSO), and Business Equipment Manufacturers Association (BEMA), Intervenors. CONTINENTAL TELEPHONE CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION and United States of America, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided February 1, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George E. Shertzer, New York City (William Malone, Washington, D.C., and James V. Carideo, Tampa, Fla., of counsel), for Petitioners, GTE Service Corp. and GTE Data Services Inc.

Warren E. Baker, Shawnee Mission, Kan. (Paul G. Pennoyer, Jr., and Chadbourne, Parke, Whiteside & Wolff, New York City, Edmund E. Harvey and Lloyd D. Young, Washington, D.C., of counsel), for petitioners, United Telephone Co. of Mo. and United Computing Systems, Inc., and others.

Richard C. Hostetler, New York City (Jack Werner and Robert N. Green, Washington, D.C. of counsel), for intervenor-petitioner, Western Union Telegraph Co.

Robert E. McKee, New York City, for petitioner, International Telephone and Telegraph Corp.

Raymond L. Falls, Jr., New York City (Don H. Wallach, Washington, D.C., Mathias E. Mone and Cahill, Gordon, Sonnett, Reindel & Ohl, New York City, of counsel), for petitioner, Continental Telephone Corp.

Charles A. Zielinski, Counsel, F. C. C., Washington, D.C. (John W. Pettit, Gen. Counsel and Joseph A. Marino, Associate Gen. Counsel, F. C. C., Washington, D.C., Thomas E. Kauper, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Harry First, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., of counsel), for respondents, F.C.C. and United States.

Joseph M. Kittner, Washington, D.C. (Edward P. Taptich and McKenna, Wilkinson & Kittner, Washington, D.C., John S. Voorhees and Howrey, Simon, Baker & Murchison, Washington, D.C., of counsel), for intervenor, Business Equipment Manufacturers Assn. (BEMA).

Herbert E. Marks, Washington, D.C. (Stephen R. Bell and Wilkinson, Cragun & Barker, Washington, D.C., of counsel), for intervenor, CTSS of Assn. of Data Processing Service Organizations, Inc. (ADAPSO).

Thomas J. O'Reilly, Washington, D.C. (William C. Blethen and Blethen, Ogle, Gage & Krause, Mankato, Minn., of counsel), for intervenors, United States Independent Telephone Ass'n (USITA) and Mankato Citizens Telephone Co., and others.

Before MOORE, HAYS and MULLIGAN, Circuit Judges.


MULLIGAN, Circuit Judge:

In these consolidated cases,1 petitioners seek a review of a Final Decision and Order (28 F.C.C.2d 267 (1971)) of the Federal Communications Commission which promulgated certain rules (47 C.F.R. § 64.702 (Supp.1972)) relating to the rendition of computer data processing services by communications common carriers.2 The petitioners include several telephone companies participating...

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