United States DC Circuit

Section 220 of the Communications Act of 1934, 47 USC 220(f) authorizes the Federal Communications Commission to release otherwise protected trade secret audit information.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/27/2000
• Published 10/27/2000

Judges

• Before:  WILLIAMS, SENTELLE, and ROGERS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• William R. Richardson, Jr. argued the cause for petitioner.   With him on the briefs were William T. Lake, Patrick J. Carome, Julie A. Veach, Dan L. Poole, and Robert B. McKenna., Lawrence E. Sarjeant, Linda Kent, John Hunter, Julie E. Rones, William F. Maher, Jr., Stephen L. Goodman, and Richard White, Jr. were on the brief for amicus curiae in support of petitioner., Anthony C. Epstein argued the cause for intervenors WorldCom, Inc. and AT&T Corp.   With him on the brief were Thomas F. O'Neil, III, William Single, IV, Mark C. Rosenblum, Peter H. Jacoby, Judy Sello, and David Lawson. James P. Young entered an appearance.


• For Appellees:
  
• Joel Marcus, Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, argued the cause for respondents.   With him on the brief were Christopher J. Wright, General Counsel, Daniel M. Armstrong, Associate General Counsel, Joel I. Klein, Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, Robert B. Nicholson, and Christopher Sprigman, Attorneys.  John E. Ingle, Deputy Associate General Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, entered an appearance.