BELL ATLANTIC TELEPHONE COMPANIES v. F.C.C.

Nos. 95-1217, 95-1219, 95-1234, 95-1239, 95-1245, 95-1258, 95-1316 and 95-1318.

79 F.3d 1195 (1996)

BELL ATLANTIC TELEPHONE COMPANIES, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION and United States of America, Respondents, Rochester Telephone Corporation, et al., Intervenors.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided March 29, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark L. Evans, Washington, DC, argued the cause for petitioners and intervenors challenging the "price cap" rules. With him on the briefs were James R. Young, Michael E. Glover, Edward H. Shakin, Arlington, VA, Robert M. Lynch, San Antonio, TX, Durward D. Dupre, St. Louis, MO, Thomas A. Pajda, St. Louis, MO, Linda Kent, Charles Cosson, Michael J. Shortley, III, Arlington, VA, Lucille M. Mates, John W. Bogy, James L. Wurtz, San Francisco, CA, Margaret E. Garber, Reno, NV, Richard McKenna, Irving, TX, M. Edward Whelan, III, Los Angeles, CA, M. Robert Sutherland, Atlanta, GA, Robert B. McKenna, Denver, CO, Saul Fisher, Bedminster, NJ, Joseph DiBella, White Plains, NY and Rodney L. Joyce, Washington, DC. David J. Gudino, Washington, DC, entered an appearance.

Paul T. Cappuccio, Washington, DC, argued the cause for petitioners and intervenors challenging the "add-back" order. With him on the briefs were Steven G. Bradbury, Lawrence R. Sidman, Washington, DC, Michael S. Pabian, Hoffman Est, IL, M. Robert Sutherland, Atlanta, GA, Robert M. Lynch, San Antonio, TX, Durward D. Dupre, Thomas A. Pajda, St. Louis, MO, James R. Young, Michael E. Glover, Edward H. Shakin and Michael J. Shortley, III, Arlington, VA.

John E. Ingle, Deputy Associate General Counsel, Washington, DC, Federal Communications Commission, argued the cause for respondents. With him on the briefs were William E. Kennard, General Counsel, Daniel M. Armstrong, Associate General Counsel, Laurence N. Bourne, and Carl D. Lawson, Counsel, Anne K. Bingaman, Assistant Attorney General, United States Department of Justice, Robert B. Nicholson and Robert J. Wiggers, Attorneys, Washington, DC.

Gene C. Schaerr, Washington, DC, argued the cause for intervenors in support of respondents. With him on the briefs were Mark C. Rosenblum, Peter H. Jacoby, Basking Ridge, NJ, Frank W. Krogh, Donald J. Elardo, Harold R. Juhnke, Jay C. Keithley and James S. Blaszak, Washington, DC.

E. Edward Bruce, John F. Duffy, Washington, DC, Saul Fisher, Bedminster, NJ, and Joseph DiBella, White Plains, NY, were on the brief in support of respondents on behalf of intervenors New York Telephone Company and New England Telephone and Telegraph Company.

Before: SILBERMAN, BUCKLEY, and RANDOLPH, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.

RANDOLPH, Circuit Judge:

Petitioners, a group of local telephone exchange carriers, seek review of two orders of the Federal Communications Commission. These orders — the Performance Review Order1 and the Add-Back Order2 — made several changes to the Commission's scheme for regulating prices charged by local telephone...

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