UNITED STATES SATELLITE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC., Petitioner,
v.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION and United States of America, Respondents,
GTE Satellite Corporation, National Citizens Committee for Broadcasting/Telecommunications Research and Action Center, et al., United Satellite Communications, Inc., Satellite Business Systems, General Instrument Corporation, Prudential Insurance Company of America, Intervenors.
UNITED STATES SATELLITE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC., Appellant,
v.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, Appellee,
National Citizens Committee for Broadcasting/Telecommunications Research and Action Center, et al., United Satellite Communications, Inc., General Instrument Corporation, Satellite Business Systems, Prudential Insurance Company of America, GTE Satellite Corporation, Intervenors.
UNITED STATES SATELLITE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC., Petitioner,
v.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION and United States of America, Respondents,
GTE Satellite Corporation, GTE Spacenet Corporation, RCA American Communications, Inc., General Instrument Corporation, Satellite Syndicated Systems, Inc., United Satellite Communications, Inc., Prudential Insurance Company of America, Intervenors.
United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued February 23, 1984.
Decided July 24, 1984.
As Amended October 30, 1984.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Marvin Rosenberg, Washington, D.C., with whom James G. Ennis and Thomas J. Dougherty, Jr., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for petitioner/appellant.
Gregory M. Christopher, Counsel, F.C.C., Washington, D.C., with whom Bruce E. Fein, Gen. Counsel, and Daniel M. Armstrong, Associate Gen. Counsel, F.C.C., John J. Powers, III and Frederic Freilicher, Attys. U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for respondents/appellee. Edward T. Hand and Robert B. Nicholson, Attys., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., also entered appearances for respondents.
Jack N. Goodman, Washington, D.C., with whom Dean Burch and James M. Smith, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for intervenor United Satellite Communications, Inc. Philip L. Verveer, Washington, D.C., also entered an appearance for intervenor United Satellite Communications, Inc.
C.W. Quincy Rodgers and Philip L. Verveer, Washington, D.C., entered appearances for intervenor General Instrument Corp.
Robert F. Corazzini and Peter H. Feinberg, Washington, D.C., entered appearances for intervenor Satellite Syndicated Systems, Inc. in No. 83-1834.
Paul L. Friedman and Carolyn B. Lamm, Washington, D.C., entered appearances for intervenor Prudential Insurance Company of America.
F. Thomas Tuttle, Washington, D.C., entered an appearance for intervenor Satellite Business Systems in Nos. 83-1692 and 83-1693.
Wilhelmina Reuben Cooke, Washington, D.C., entered an appearance for intervenors National Citizens Committee for Broadcasting Telecommunications Research and Action Center, et al., in Nos. 83-1692 and 83-1693.
Before TAMM, MIKVA, and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge DAVIS.
DAVIS, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner-appellant, United States Satellite Broadcasting Co., Inc. (USSB), seeks review of three related decisions by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission). In No. 83-1692, USSB challenges the FCC's denial of USSB's Petition for Reconsideration of an earlier order granting GTE Satellite Corporation's (GSAT's) application to lease transponders1...
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