COMSAT CORP. v. F.C.C.

No. 95-1057.

77 F.3d 1419 (1996)

COMSAT CORPORATION, Petitioner v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION and United States of America, Respondents TRW Inc., et al., Intervenors.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided March 15, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William T. Lake, Washington, DC argued the cause for petitioner, with whom J. Roger Wollenberg, Warren Y. Zeger, and Neal T. Kilminster, were on the brief. John H. Harwood, II, entered an appearance.

John P. Stern, Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC argued the cause for respondents, with whom William E. Kennard, General Counsel, Daniel M. Armstrong, Associate General Counsel, John E. Ingle, Deputy Associate General Counsel, Anne K. Bingaman, Assistant Attorney General, United States Department of Justice, Robert B. Nicholson, and Mark S. Popofsky, Attorneys, were on the brief. Julius Genachowski, Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, entered an appearance.

Alfred M. Mamlet, Washington, DC, argued the cause for intervenors, with whom Philip L. Malet, Norman P. Leventhal, Raul R. Rodriguez, Robert S. Koppel, and Richard S. Whitt, were on the joint brief. Robert J. Aamoth, Stephen Baruch, Bruce D. Jacobs, and Lon C. Levin, entered appearances.

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


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SILBERMAN.

SILBERMAN, Circuit Judge:

COMSAT petitions for review of a Federal Communications Commission declaratory order concerning its provision of land-mobile satellite service through a corporation affiliated with the Inmarsat treaty organization. Since the order is not ripe for review, we dismiss the petition.

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