ALPINE PCS, INC. v. UNITED STATES

2017-1029.

878 F.3d 1086 (2018)

ALPINE PCS, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant v. UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

Decided: January 2, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

NORMAN PATTIS , The Pattis Law Firm, LLC, Bethany, CT, argued for plaintiff-appellant.

PATRICIA M. McCARTHY , Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellee. Also represented by CHAD A. READLER , ROBERT E. KIRSCHMAN, JR.

Before Moore, Reyna, and Taranto, Circuit Judges.


In 1996, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) awarded spectrum licenses to Alpine PCS, Inc., for use in the provision of wireless telecommunications services. Alpine's failure to make required payments for those licenses in 2002 triggered automatic cancellation of the licenses under FCC regulations. In addition to...

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