CITY OF BROOKINGS MUNICIPAL TELEPHONE COMPANY, et al., Petitioners,
v.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION and United States of America, Respondents,
National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc., American Telephone and Telegraph Company, the BellSouth Operating Companies, et al., National Telephone Cooperative Association, et al., Brindlee Mountain Telephone Company, Intervenors.
United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued March 27, 1987.
Decided July 7, 1987.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Jeffrey Blumenfeld, Washington, D.C., for petitioners.
John E. Ingle, Counsel, F.C.C., with whom Jack D. Smith, Gen. Counsel, Daniel M. Armstrong, Associate Gen. Counsel, Laurel R. Bergold, Counsel, F.C.C., Catherine G. O'Sullivan and Andrea Limmer, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., were on brief, for respondents. Linda L. Oliver, Counsel, F.C.C. and Robert J. Wiggers, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., also entered appearances for respondents.
Timothy W. Bergin, with whom Herbert E. Marks, Kenneth A. Levy, Washington, D.C., and Thomas E. Taylor, were on brief, for intervenor, Nat. Exchange Carrier Assn.
Andrew G. Mulitz, David Cosson and Paul G. Daniel, Washington, D.C., were on brief for intervenors, Nat. Telephone Co-op. Ass'n, et al.
Jonathan S. Hoak, Chicago, Ill., and J. Richard Devlin, Bedminster, N.J., entered appearances for intervenor, American Tel. and Tel. Co.
Vincent L. Sgrosso and R. Frost Branon, Jr., Atlanta, Ga., entered appearances for intervenors, The BellSouth Operating Companies, et al.
F. Thomas Tuttle, McLean, Va., entered an appearance for intervenor, Brindlee Mountain Telephone Co.
Before EDWARDS and STARR, Circuit Judges, and SWYGERT, Senior Circuit Judge.
United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge STARR.
STARR, Circuit Judge:
This case concerns the manner in which certain local telephone companies are reimbursed for providing their subscribers with access to long-distance common carriers. In the order under review, the Federal Communications Commission approved a modified system of reimbursement proposed by the National Exchange Carrier Association, the entity obligated under FCC regulations periodically...
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