WATERWAY COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC. v. F.C.C.

No. 87-1488.

851 F.2d 401 (1988)

WATERWAY COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC., Petitioner, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION and United States of America, Respondents, Riverphone, Inc., Intervenor.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 5, 1988.

As Amended September 21, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin W. Bercovici, with whom Susan J. Pisner, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for petitioner.

Gregory M. Christopher, Counsel, F.C.C., for respondents. Diane S. Killory, Gen. Counsel, Daniel M. Armstrong, Associate Gen. Counsel, John E. Ingel, Robert L. Cook, Counsel, F.C.C., Robert B. Nicholson and Laura Heiser, Attys., Dept. of Justice, were on the brief, for respondents.

Anne P. Jones and Robert J. Miller, Washington, D.C., entered appearances for intervenor Riverphone, Inc.

Before STARR and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges, and WEIGEL, Senior District Judge.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WILLIAMS.

WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:

Waterway Communications System, Inc. ("Watercom"), a provider of ship-to-shore telecommunications, appeals the Federal Communications Commission's order rejecting its petitions to deny certain license applications of a competitor, Radio Television of Louisiana, Inc. ("RTL"). We dismiss for want of jurisdiction. The Commission's rejection of Watercom's petitions to deny the RTL...

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