AT&T CORP. v. F.C.C.

No. 03-1017.

363 F.3d 504 (2004)

AT&T CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION and United States of America, Respondents. WorldCom Inc., et al., Intervenors.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided April 16, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul J. Zidlicky argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were David L. Lawson, Jonathan F. Cohn, David W. Carpenter, John E. Benedict, H. Richard Juhnke, William Single IV, Jeffrey A. Rackow, Donald B. Verilli, Jr., Mark D. Schneider and Michael DeSanctis. Mark C. Rosenblum and Jodie L. Kelley entered appearances.

Joel Marcus, Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Robert H. Pate, III, Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, Robert B. Nicholson and Robert J. Wiggers, Attorneys, John A. Rogovin, General Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, and Daniel M. Armstrong, Associate General Counsel. John E. Ingle, Deputy Associate General Counsel, entered an appearance.

Robert F. Aldrich argued the cause for intervenors American Public Communications Council, Inc., et al. With him on the brief were Albert H. Kramer, Michael K. Kellogg, Aaron M. Panner, James G. Harralson, Michael E. Glover, Edward Shakin, Gary L. Phillips and James D. Ellis. John M. Goodman entered an appearance.

Before: RANDOLPH, ROGERS, and TATEL, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.

RANDOLPH, Circuit Judge:

For nearly a decade the Federal Communications Commission has attempted to restructure payphone compensation in compliance with the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Pub.L. No. 104-104, 110 Stat. 56. The 1996 Act required the Commission to "establish a per call compensation plan to ensure that all payphone service providers are fairly compensated...

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