PACIFIC NETWORKS CORP. v. FCC

No. 22-1054.

77 F.4th 1160 (2023)

PACIFIC NETWORKS CORP. and ComNet (USA) LLC, Petitioners v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION and United States of America, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided August 15, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher J. Wright argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the joint briefs were Jeffrey Carlisle and Stephen Coran .

Scott M. Noveck , Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Brian M. Boynton , Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, Sharon Swingle and Casen Ross , Attorneys, and Jacob M. Lewis , Deputy General Counsel, Federal Communications Commission.

Before: Henderson and Katsas, Circuit Judges, and Edwards, Senior Circuit Judge.


Pacific Networks Corp. and ComNet (USA) LLC, which are companies owned by the People's Republic of China, held authorizations to operate communication lines in the United States. The Federal Communications Commission revoked these authorizations based on concerns that the carriers posed national-security risks and had proven...

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