AMERICAN TEL. & TEL. CO. v. F.C.C.

No. 91-1178.

974 F.2d 1351 (1992)

AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION and United States of America, Respondents, Ameritech Operating Companies (Illinois Bell, Indiana Bell, Michigan Bell, Ohio Bell & Wisconsin Bell), et al., Intervenors.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided September 8, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jules M. Perlberg, with whom David D. Hiller, Chicago, Ill., and Francine J. Berry, Basking Ridge, N.J., were on the brief, for petitioner. Peter D. Keisler and C. John Buresh Washington, D.C., entered appearances, for petitioner.

Jane E. Mago, Atty., F.C.C. ("FCC"), with whom James F. Rill, Asst. Atty. Gen., Catherine G. O'Sullivan, and Robert J. Wiggers, Attys., U.S. Dept. of Justice, and Robert L. Pettit, Gen. Counsel, F.C.C., John E. Ingle, Deputy Associate Gen. Counsel, F.C.C., and Laurence N. Bourne, Atty., F.C.C., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for respondents. Laurel R. Bergold, Atty., F.C.C., Washington, D.C., also entered an appearance, for respondents.

Floyd S. Keene, Michael S. Pabian, Chicago, Ill., and Alfred Winchell Whittaker, Washington, D.C., entered appearances, for intervenor Ameritech Operating Cos.

Martin T. McCue and William R. Malone, Washington, D.C., entered appearances, for intervenor U.S. Telephone Ass'n.

Robert B. McKenna, Denver, Colo., and Lawrence E. Sarjeant, Washington, D.C., entered appearances, for intervenor U.S. West Communications, Inc.

John M. Glynn, Gary L. Lieber, and J. Thomas Esslinger, Washington, D.C., entered appearances, for intervenor The Maryland People's Counsel.

Charles C. Hunter and James S. Blaszak, Washington, D.C., entered appearances, for intervenor Ad Hoc Telecommunications Users Committee.

Jeffrey B. Thomas, James P. Tuthill, Margaret deB. Brown, San Francisco, Cal., and Stanley J. Moore, Washington, D.C., entered appearances, for intervenors Pacific Bell and Nevada Bell.

Mary McDermott, White Plains, N.Y., and Donald W. Boecke, Washington, D.C., entered appearances, for intervenors NYNEX Telephone Cos.

Howard C. Davenport and Peter G. Wolfe, Washington, D.C., entered appearances, for intervenor Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia.

Thomas A. Pajda and Richard C. Hartgrove, St. Louis, Mo., entered appearances, for intervenor Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.

Brian R. Moir, Washington, D.C., entered an appearance, for intervenor International Communications Ass'n.

Michael B. Fingerhut and Leon M. Kestenbaum, Washington, D.C., entered appearances, for intervenor U.S. Sprint Communications Co. Ltd. Partnership.

Michael D. Lowe and John Thorne, Washington, D.C., entered appearances, for intervenors Bell Atlantic Telephone Cos.

Gail L. Polivy, Washington, D.C., and Richard McKenna, Irving, Tex., entered appearances, for intervenors GTE Service Corp. and the GTE Telephone Operating Cos.

Gene Kimmelman, Washington, D.C., entered an appearance, for intervenor Consumer Federation of America.

Paul Rodgers, Charles D. Gray, and James Bradford Ramsay, Washington, D.C., entered appearances, for intervenor Nat. Ass'n of Regulatory Utility Com'rs.

Before SILBERMAN, BUCKLEY, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge BUCKLEY.

BUCKLEY, Circuit Judge:

In 1989, the Federal Communications Commission adopted a new approach to regulating the rates that American Telephone & Telegraph Company may charge for its various telecommunications services. Under the new arrangement, the FCC places a cap on the average price that AT & T may charge for particular groups, or "baskets," of services. Thus, if the company raises the rates...

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