NORTHPOINT TECHNOLOGY, LTD. v. F.C.C.

Nos. 04-1052, 04-1053.

412 F.3d 145 (2005)

NORTHPOINT TECHNOLOGY, LTD. and COMPASS SYSTEMS, INC., Appellants v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, Appellee Northpoint Technology, Ltd. and Compass Systems, Inc., Petitioners v. Federal Communications Commission, Respondent

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 21, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael K. Kellogg argued the cause for the appellants/petitioners. John C. Rozendaal and Antoinette Cook Bush were on brief.

Joel Marcus, Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, argued the cause for the appellee/respondent. R. Hewitt Pate, Assistant Attorney General, Robert B. Nicholson and Steven J. Mintz, Attorneys, United States Department of Justice, and John A. Rogovin, General Counsel, Austin C. Schlick, Deputy General Counsel, and Daniel M. Armstrong, Associate General Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, were on brief.

Before: EDWARDS, HENDERSON, and RANDOLPH, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge HENDERSON.

KAREN LeCRAFT HENDERSON, Circuit Judge:

Northpoint Technology, Ltd., and its subsidiary, Compass Systems, Inc. (collectively, Northpoint), petitions for review1 of the decision of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) in Auction of Direct Broadcast Satellite Licenses, Order, 2004 WL 67520, 19 FCC Rcd 820 (2004) (DBS Auction Order), reprinted...

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