AT&T, INC. v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COM'N

No. 15-1038. Consolidated with 16-1002, 16-1072.

886 F.3d 1236 (2018)

AT&T, INC., Petitioner v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION and United States of America, Respondents. United States Telecom Association and CenturyLink, Inc., Intervenors.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided April 6, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benjamin S. Softness argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs were Scott H. Angstreich , Robert A. Long Jr. , Yaron Dori , Kevin King , Christopher Heimann , Gary L. Phillips , and David L. Lawson.

Matthew J. Dunne , Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Robert B. Nicholson and Robert J. Wiggers , Attorneys, U.S. Department of Justice, Howard J. Symons , General Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, and Richard K. Welch , Deputy Associate General Counsel. Jacob M. Lewis , Associate General Counsel, Maureen K. Flood , Counsel, and Sarah E. Citrin , Attorney, Federal Communications Commission, entered appearances.

Before: Garland, Chief Judge, and Pillard and Wilkins, Circuit Judges.


The Federal Communications Commission has, since the agency's inception, been charged to ensure that everyone in the United States has access to critical telecommunications services. This mandate is effected through a system of federal subsidies to certain designated carriers that are required to offer essential services...

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