AT&T CORP. v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

No. 18-1007, Consolidated with 18-1257, 19-1903.

AT&T CORP., Petitioner, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION AND UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondents. IOWA NETWORK SERVICES, INC., ET AL., Intervenors.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided August 4, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James U. Troup , argued the cause for petitioner Iowa Network Services, Inc. d/b/a Aureon Network Services. With him on the briefs was Tony S. Lee .

Benjamin H. Dickens Jr. , Mary J. Sisak , and Salvatore Taillefer Jr. , were on the briefs for intervenor South Dakota Network, LLC, in support of petitioner Iowa Network Services, Inc. d/b/a Aureon Network Services.

Joseph R. Guerra , argued the cause for petitioner AT&T Corp. With him on the briefs were Michael J. Hunseder , Spencer D. Driscoll , Gary L. Phillips , and David L. Lawson. ,

Timothy J. Simeone , was on the briefs for intervenor Sprint Communications Company L.P., in support of petitioner AT&T Corp. Christopher J. Wright , entered an appearance.

William J. Scher , Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Michael F. Murray , Deputy Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, Robert B. Nicholson , and Mary Helen Wimberly , Attorneys, Thomas M. Johnson, Jr. , General Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, Ashley S. Boizelle , Deputy General Counsel, and Richard K. Welch , Deputy Associate General Counsel. Jacob M. Lewis , Associate General Counsel, entered an appearance.

Joseph R. Guerra , Michael J. Hunseder , Spencer D. Driscoll , Gary L. Phillips , David L. Lawson , and Timothy J. Simeone , were on the brief for intervenors AT&T Corp. and Sprint Communications Company, L.P. in support of respondents. Christopher J. Wright , entered an appearance.

James U. Troup , and Tony S. Lee , were on the brief for intervenor Iowa Network Services, Inc. d/b/a Aureon Network Services in support of respondents.

Opinion for the Court filed PER CURIAM.


Opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part filed by Circuit Judge KATSAS.

The Communications Act of 1934 restricts the rates that telecommunications carriers may charge for transmitting calls across their networks. AT&T contends that Aureon, an Iowa-based local carrier, for years charged...

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