ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS v. MCI COMMUNICATIONS

No. 00-2464.

263 F.3d 793 (2001)

ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, Appellant, v. MCI COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, originally sued as MCI Worldcom Communications, Inc., Appellee. City of Little Rock, Foundation for Educational Advancement Today, Amici on behalf of Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 23, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ted G. Boswell, argued, Bryant, AR, for appellant.

Mark D. Schneider, argued, Washington, DC (Katherine A. Fallow, Adam H. Charnes, Kevin A. Crass, on the brief), for appellee.

Before WOLLMAN, Chief Judge, LOKEN, Circuit Judge, and BOGUE, District Judge.


WOLLMAN, Chief Judge.

Advanced Communications Corporation (Advanced) appeals from the district court's2 adverse judgment on the pleadings. We affirm.

I.

In 1995, the International Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) denied Advanced's request for a second extension of time in which to develop its Direct Broadcast Satellite system, "a radiocommunication...

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