United States DC Circuit

Under section 207 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, the FCC has authority to prohibit landlords from prohibiting their leaseholders from installing satellite dishes on their leased property.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/05/2001
• Decided 07/06/2001
• Published 07/06/2001

Judges

• Before:  RANDOLPH, ROGERS and GARLAND, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Matthew C. Ames argued the cause for petitioners.   With him on the brief were William Malone and Nicholas P. Miller., Richard P. Bress argued the cause for intervenors, DIRECTV, Inc., et al.   With him on the brief were James H. Barker, Margaret L. Tobey, Joan E. Neal, Cristina Chou Pauze, Timothy R. Graham, Joseph M. Sandri, Jr., Barry J. Ohlson, David Alan Nall, Jonathan Jacob Nadler and Benigno E. Bartolome, Jr.  Philip L. Verveer and Theodore C. Whitehouse entered appearances.


• For Appellees:
  
• Gregory M. Christopher, 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, A. Douglas Melamed, Acting Assistant Attorney General, United States Department of Justice, Robert B. Nicholson and Robert J. Wiggers, Attorneys.  John E. Ingle, Deputy Associate General Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, Catherine G. O'Sullivan and Nancy C. Garrison, Attorneys, United States Department of Justice, entered appearances.