United States DC Circuit
BACHOW COMMUNICATIONS, INC. v. FED. COMMUNICATIONS COMM'N, 99-1346
The F.C.C. acted reasonably in dismissing pending license applications for the 39 GHz band, given fear that processing mutually exclusive applications under an antiquated and burdensome comparative application system would diminish efficiency gains from competitive bidding.
Appellate Information
- Argued 12/01/2000
- Decided 02/06/2001
- Published 02/06/2001
Judges
- Before: EDWARDS, Chief Judge, SENTELLE and RANDOLPH, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States DC Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Robert L. Corn-Revere argued the cause for appellants/petitioners. With him on the briefs were Catherine E. Stetson, Walter H. Sonnenfeldt, Robert J. Keller, Thomas J. Dougherty, Jr., Christa M. Parker, Louis Gurman, and E. Ashton Johnston. Doane F. Kiechel III entered an appearance.
- For Appellees:
- Pamela L. Smith, Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, argued the cause for appellees/respondents. With her on the briefs 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 Andrea Limmer, Attorneys. Roberta L. Cook, Counsel, entered an appearance for appellee Federal Communications Commission.