SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC. v. F.C.C.

Nos. 94-1637, 94-1639.

56 F.3d 1484 (1995)

SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC., et al., Appellants, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, Appellee, AT & T Corporation, et al., Intervenors.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 23, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael K. Kellogg, Washington, DC, argued the cause, for appellant SBC Communications Inc. With him on the briefs were James D. Ellis, San Antonio, TX, Liam S. Coonan, Dayton, OH, and Martin E. Grambow, Washington, DC.

L. Andrew Tollin, Washington, DC, argued the cause, for appellants BellSouth Corp., et al. With him on the briefs were Michael D. Sullivan, Robert G. Kirk, Craig E. Gilmore, Georgina M. Lopez-Ona, Walter H. Alford, John F. Beasley, William B. Barfield and Jim O. Llewellyn, Atlanta, GA.

John E. Ingle, Deputy Associate General Counsel, F.C.C., Washington, DC, argued the cause, for appellee. With him on the brief were William E. Kennard, General Counsel, Christopher J. Wright, Deputy General Counsel, Daniel M. Armstrong, Associate General Counsel, and Laurence N. Bourne, Counsel. John W. Berresford, Counsel, F.C.C., Washington, DC, entered an appearance.

David W. Carpenter, Chicago, IL, argued the cause, for intervenor AT & T Corp. With him on the brief were Peter D. Keisler, Washington, DC, and Mark C. Rosenblum, Basking Ridge, NJ.

Charles H. Helein and Julia A. Waysdorf, Washington, DC, were on the brief, for intervenor Ad Hoc IXCs.

Michael E. Glover, John Thorne, James R. Young, Arlington, VA and Stephen M. Tuller, Bedminster, NJ, entered appearances, for intervenor Bell Atlantic Telephone Companies.

Before: GINSBURG, SENTELLE and RANDOLPH, Circuit Judges.


GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:

SBC Communications Inc. and BellSouth Corporation appeal an order of the Federal Communications Commission approving the transfer of radio licenses and other authorizations from McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc. to AT & T Corporation in connection with the merger of those two companies. See Craig O. McCaw and American Telephone and Telegraph Co., Memorandum Opinion and Order, 9 F.C.C.R. 5836 (1994) (Order), errata,<...

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