AMERICAN ELEC. POWER SERVICE CORP. v. F.C.C.

No. 11-1146.

708 F.3d 183 (2013)

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER SERVICE CORPORATION, et al., Petitioners. v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION and United States of America, Respondents. Consumers Energy Company, et al., Intervenors.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided February 26, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric B. Langley argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs were J. Russ Campbell , Jason B. Tompkins , and Sean B. Cunningham .

John B. Richards and Thomas B. Magee were on the brief for intervenors Consumers Energy Company, et al. in support of petitioners.

Edward H. Comer , Aryeh B. Fishman , Shirley S. Fujimoto , Jeffrey L. Sheldon , and Kevin M. Cookler were on the brief for amicus curiae Edison Electric Institute in support of petitioners.

C. Grey Pash Jr. , Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, argued the cause for respondents. On the brief were Robert B. Nicholson and Kristen C. Limarzi , Attorneys, U.S. Department of Justice, and Austin C. Schlick , General Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, Peter Karanjia , Deputy General Counsel, and Richard K. Welch , Deputy Associate General Counsel. Laurel R. Bergold , Attorney, Federal Communications Commission, entered an appearance.

Helgi C. Walker argued the cause for intervenors United States Telecom Association, et al. With her on the brief were Bennett L. Ross , Brendan T. Carr , John E. Benedict , William A. Brown , Gary L. Phillips , Michael E. Glover , Edward Shakin , and Katharine R. Saunders .

Jonathan E. Nuechterlein argued the cause for intervenors Comcast Corporation, et al. With him on the brief were Kelly P. Dunbar , Rick Chessen , Neal M. Goldberg , Lynn R. Charytan , T. Scott Thompson , Michael T.N. Fitch , Craig Gilmore , Alan G. Fishel , Jeffrey E. Rummel , Adam D. Bowser , David P. Murray , Thomas Jones , Gardner Gillespie , Wesley R. Heppler, Paul Glist , Daniel L. Brenner , Michael F. Altschul , Brian M. Josef , Jonathan D. Hacker , Loren L. AliKhan , and John D. Seiver.   Christopher A. Fedeli , Paul A. Werner III , Christopher M. Heimann , and Heather M. Zachary entered appearances.

Before: TATEL, Circuit Judge, and WILLIAMS and SENTELLE, Senior Circuit Judges.


WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge:

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