AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC., CBS Inc., National Broadcasting Company, Inc., Petitioners,
v.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION and United States of America, Respondents,
American Telephone & Telegraph Company, Intervenor.
United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued March 18, 1982.
Decided May 27, 1982.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Edward P. Taptich, Washington, D.C. (Joseph M. Kittner, Randolph J. May, McKenna, Wilkinson & Kittner, Washington, D.C., of counsel), for petitioners ABC, CBS and NBC.
(Robert J. Kaufman, New York City, of counsel), for petitioner ABC.
(Joseph DeFranco, Washington, D.C., of counsel), for petitioner CBS.
(Howard Monderer, Washington, D.C., of counsel), for petitioner NBC.
C. Grey Pash, Jr., F. C. C., Washington, D.C. (Stephen A. Sharp, Gen. Counsel, Daniel M. Armstrong, Associate Gen. Counsel, L. Andrew Tollin, Counsel, F. C. C., Washington, D.C., of counsel), for respondent F. C. C.
James H. Laskey, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C. (William F. Baxter, Asst. Atty. Gen., Robert B. Nicholson, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., of counsel), for respondent U. S. A.
Jules M. Perlberg, Chicago, Ill. (David J. Lewis, Sidley & Austin, Washington, D.C., Alfred A. Green, Francine J. Berry, New York City, Raymond F. Burke, Bedminster, N. J., of counsel), for intervenor A. T. & T.
Before MESKILL and KEARSE, Circuit Judges, and METZNER, District Judge.
United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
MESKILL, Circuit Judge:
Petitioners American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., CBS Inc. and National Broadcasting Company, Inc. ("Networks") seek review of an order of the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC"), American Telephone and Telegraph Co., 86 F.C.C.2d 956 (1981) (hereinafter "Special Permission Order"), granting American Telephone & Telegraph Company's ("AT&T") special permission request to allow...
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