TRI-COUNTY TELEPHONE ASS'N v. FEDERAL COMMC'NS

No. 20-1003.

999 F.3d 714 (2021)

TRI-COUNTY TELEPHONE ASSOCIATION, INC., Petitioner v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION and United States of America, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 4, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keenan P. Adamchak argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs was Donald J. Evans .

Sarah E. Citrin , Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, argued the cause for respondents. With her on the brief were Michael F. Murray , Deputy Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, Robert B. Nicholson and Adam D. Chandler , Attorneys, Thomas M. Johnson Jr. , General Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, Ashley S. Boizelle , Deputy General Counsel, and Richard K. Welch , Deputy Associate General Counsel. Matthew C. Mandelberg , Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, and Jacob M. Lewis , Associate General Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, entered appearances.

Before: Tatel and Garland, Circuit Judges, and Edwards, Senior Circuit Judge.


Hurricanes Irma and Maria devastated Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands ("the Territories") in September 2017. Amidst other damage, the storms destroyed large portions of the Territories' telecommunications networks. In response to the emergency, the Federal Communications Commission issued three orders that provided subsidies to help...

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