UNITED STATES v. F.C.C.

No. 81-1751.

707 F.2d 610 (1983)

UNITED STATES of America, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, Respondent, American Telephone and Telegraph Company, United States Independent Telephone Association, Southern Pacific Communications Company, People's Counsel of Maryland, Intervenors.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided May 13, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marion L. Jetton, Atty., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., with whom Barry Grossman and Robert B. Nicholson, Attys., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for petitioner.

John E. Ingle, Deputy Associate Gen. Counsel, F.C.C., Washington, D.C., with whom Stephen A. Sharp, Gen. Counsel, Daniel M. Armstrong, Associate Gen. Counsel, and Lisa B. Margolis, Counsel, F.C.C., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for respondent.

Jules M. Perlberg, Chicago, Ill., with whom David J. Lewis, Alfred A. Green, New York City, and Robert B. Kunkel, Philadelphia, Pa., were on the brief, for intervenor, American Tel. and Tel. Co.

Thomas J. O'Reilly, Daniel J. Greenwald, III, and Shelley S. Sternad, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for intervenor, U.S. Independent Telephone Ass'n.

Sandra Minch Hodes, Columbia, Md., entered an appearance for intervenor, Office of People's Counsel of Md.

Daniel A. Huber, Washington, D.C., entered an appearance for intervenor, Southern Pacific Communications Co.

Before MacKINNON and WILKEY, Circuit Judges, and HAROLD H. GREENE, United States District Judge for the District of Columbia.


Opinion for the Court filed by District Judge HAROLD H. GREENE.

HAROLD H. GREENE, District Judge:

In this petition for review of an order1 of the Federal Communications Commission, the United States2 challenges the rate of return set by the Commission for the interstate and foreign operations of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company.

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