COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE CELLULAR RULES v. F.C.C.

Nos. 93-1220, 93-1222, 93-1233.

53 F.3d 1309 (1995)

COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE CELLULAR RULES, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION and United States of America, Respondents, BellSouth Corporation, et al., Intervenors.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided May 9, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lewis J. Paper argued the cause, for petitioner Committee for Effective Cellular Rules.

William D. Silva argued the cause, for petitioners JAJ Cellular and McElroy Electronics Corp. With him on the briefs were Louis Gurman and Coleen M. Egan.

Roberta L. Cook, Counsel, F.C.C., argued the cause, for respondent. With her on the brief were William E. Kennard, General Counsel, Daniel M. Armstrong, Associate General Counsel, and John E. Ingle, Deputy Associate General Counsel, F.C.C., Anne K. Bingaman, Asst. Atty. Gen., Catherine G. O'Sullivan and Andrea Limmer, Attys., U.S. Dept. of Justice. Renee Licht, Counsel, F.C.C., entered an appearance.

Jim O. Llewellyn entered an appearance, for intervenor BellSouth Corp. Ray M. Senkowski entered an appearance, for intervenor McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc. Eliot J. Greenwald entered an appearance, for intervenor Syracuse Telephone Co. Leon T. Knauer entered an appearance, for intervenor US WEST NewVector Group, Inc.

Before: EDWARDS, Chief Judge, GINSBURG and TATEL, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.

TATEL, Circuit Judge:

Once again, we have before us a challenge to the Federal Communications Commission's regulations governing the licensing of cellular radio telephone service. In 1987, we sustained, in large part, the Commission's initial distribution of cellular licenses throughout the country. See Maxcell Telecom Plus, Inc. v. FCC, 815 F.2d 1551 (D.C.Cir.1987...

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