AD HOC TELECOMMUNICATIONS USERS COMMITTEE, Petitioner,
v.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION and United States of America,
American Telephone and Telegraph Company, Aeronautical Radio, Inc., United States Transmissions Systems, Inc., American Hotel and Motel Association, Intervenors.
AERONAUTICAL RADIO, INC. and Air Transport Association of America, Petitioners,
v.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION and United States of America,
American Hotel and Motel Association, Aerospace Industries Association of America, Inc., International Communications Association, American Telephone and Telegraph Company, Telecommunications Association, Intervenors.
AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE, Petitioner,
v.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION and United States of America,
American Telephone and Telegraph Company, Aerospace Industries Association of America, Inc., Intervenors.
United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued October 28, 1981.
Decided June 11, 1982.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Joseph M. Kittner, with whom Edward P. Taptich, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for Ad Hoc Telecommunications Users Committee, petitioner in 80-1785.
Charles R. Cutler, John L. Bartlett, Michael Yourshaw, Robert J. Butler and James E. Landry, Washington, D. C., were on the brief for Aeronautical Radio, Inc., petitioner in 80-1876 and intervenor in 80-1785.
Wayne V. Black, Larry S. Solomon, Stark Ritchie, David E. Lindgren, and Sheila A. Millar, Washington, D. C., were on the brief for American Petroleum Institute, petitioner in 80-2093.
John J. Loflin, with whom Jack P. Jefferies, and David P. Ballard, New York City, were on the brief, for American Hotel and Motel Ass'n, intervenor in 80-1785 and 80-1876.
Charles Lister, Washington, D. C., with whom Alfred A. Green, and Francine J. Berry, New York City, were on the brief, for American Tel. and Tel. Co., intervenor in 80-1785, 80-1876, and 80-2093.
Arthur Scheiner and Michael H. Rosenbloom, Washington, D. C., were on the brief for Aerospace Industries Ass'n of America, Inc., intervenor in 80-1785, 80-1876, and 80-2093.
Michael D. Sullivan, Counsel, F.C.C. with whom Stephen A. Sharp, Gen. Counsel, Daniel M. Armstrong, Associate Gen. Counsel, John E. Ingle, Deputy Associate Gen. Counsel, and Jack David Smith, Counsel, F.C.C., Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for respondent, F.C.C. Jane E. Mago, Counsel, F.C.C., Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for respondent, F.C.C.
Robert B. Nicholson, Peter L. de la Cruz, James Laskey, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., entered appearances for respondent, United States of America.
Lewis A. Rivlin and Robert J. Miller, Washington, D. C., entered appearances for Intern. Communications Ass'n, intervenor in 80-1876.
Before: ROBINSON, Chief Judge, MacKINNON and GINSBURG, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GINSBURG.
Opinion concurring in the result filed by Circuit Judge MacKINNON.
GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:
Petitioners and intervenors in this case provide, use or are otherwise interested in the availability of long distance telephone services known as Outward WATS and Inward WATS. They challenge a Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) decision that each of these WATS services is "like" ordinary...
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