United States DC Circuit

The FCC's determination that an interex-change carriers must pay a LEC PSP compensation merely upon certification that the LEC has discontinued subsidizing its payphone service, is consistent with 47 USC 276(b)(1)(A) as well as the product of reasoned decisionmaking.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/15/2001
• Decided 08/21/2001
• Published 08/21/2001

Judges

• Before:  SENTELLE, TATEL, and GARLAND, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael J. Shortley, III argued the cause for petitioner.   With him on the briefs were Danny E. Adams and Steven A. Augustino., Michael E. Glover, Edward Shakin, Gilbert E. Geldon and John M. Goodman were on the brief for intervenors Verizon Telephone Companies.


• For Appellees:
  
• Rodger D. Citron, Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, argued the cause for respondent.   On the brief were Christopher J. Wright, General Counsel, John E. Ingle, Deputy Associate General Counsel, Laurel R. Bergold, Counsel, A. Douglas Melamed, Acting Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, and Catherine G. O'Sullivan and Andrea Limmer, Attorneys.