Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Kenneth A. Cox, Washington, D.C., with whom Michael H. Bader, William J. Byrnes, Thomas R. Gibbon, Theodore D. Kramer and John M. Scorce, Washington, D.C., were on brief, for petitioner.
John E. Ingle, Deputy Associate Gen. Counsel, F.C.C., Washington, D.C., with whom Jack D. Smith, Gen. Counsel, Daniel M. Armstrong, Associate Gen. Counsel, Richard A. Askoff, Counsel, F.C.C., Robert B. Nicholson and Frederic Freilicher, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., were on brief, for respondents.
Roger M. Witten, Washington, D.C., with whom J. Roger Wollenberg and William T. Lake, Washington, D.C., were on brief, for intervenor I.B.M. Corp.
Robert F. Corazzini, Washington, D.C., was on brief, for intervenor Southern Satellite Systems, Inc. Deborah Stuehrmann-Salbego, Washington, D.C., also entered an appearance for Southern Satellite Systems, Inc.
Wilhelmina Reuben Cooke, Washington, D.C., was on brief, for intervenors, Telecommunications Research and Action Center and Nat. Ass'n for Better Broadcasting.
Robert B. McKenna and Jeffrey S. Bork, Washington, D.C., were on brief, for intervenors Mountain States Tel. and Tel. Co., et al.
Peter Tannenwald and Vonya B. McCann, Washington, D.C., were on brief, for intervenor Teltec Saving Communications Co.
Rita A. Barmann, Philip M. Walker and Donald E. Ward, Washington, D.C., were on statement in lieu of brief, for intervenors GTE Sprint Communications Corp., et al.
Joseph M. Kittner, Randolph J. May, Timothy J. Cooney, Washington, D.C. and Robert J. Kaufman, New York City, ABC, Inc., Joseph DeFranco CBS, Inc., and Howard Monderer, Washington, D.C., NBC, Inc., entered appearances for intervenors ABC, Inc., et al.
Arthur H. Simms, Washington, D.C., entered an appearance for intervenor, Western Union Telegraph Co.
Joseph M. Kittner and Jean L. Kiddoo, Washington, D.C., entered appearances for intervenor Ad Hoc Telecommunications Users Committee.
Mitchell F. Brecher, Washington, D.C., entered an appearance for intervenor Lexitel Corp.
Joan M. Griffin, entered an appearance for intervenor American Satellite Co.
John A. Ligon, New York City, entered an appearance for intervenor ITT Communications Service, Inc.
Randall B. Lowe and Thomas K. Crowe, Washington, D.C., entered appearances for intervenor Competitive Telecommunications Ass'n.
Neil S. Ende, Washington, D.C., entered an appearance for intervenor Network I, Inc.
John L. Bartlett and Robert J. Butler, Washington, D.C., entered appearances for intervenor Aeronautical Radio, Inc.
Thomas L. Welch, Philadelphia. Pa., entered an appearance for intervenors Bell Telephone Co. of Pennsylvania, et al.
Donald J. Elardo, McLean, Va., entered an appearance for intervenor, Satellite Business System.
Jay E. Ricks, Washington, D.C., entered an appearance for intervenor RCA American Communications, Inc.
George R. Grange, II, Washington, D.C., entered an appearance for intervenor Rainbow Satellite, Inc.
Charles M. Meehan, Washington, D.C., entered an appearance for intervenor Utilities Telecommunications Council.
Before TAMM, MIKVA and GINSBURG, Circuit Judges.