United States DC Circuit

FCC orders, announcing regulations and procedures designed to assure that telecommunications providers can obtain cable or wire attachment space at just and reasonable rates, were premised on reasonable interpretations of the Pole Attachments Act.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/04/2002
• Decided 12/20/2002
• Published 12/20/2002

Judges

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

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• J. Russell Campbell argued the cause for petitioners.   With him on the briefs were Andrew W. Tunnell, Eric B. Langley, Jennifer M. Buettner, Charles A. Zdebski, Shirley S. Fujimoto, Christine M. Gill, Thomas P. Steindler, Erika E. Olsen, Jill M. Lyon, Brett W. Kilbourne, and Laurence Brown.  John D. Sharer entered an appearance., Daniel L. Brenner, Neal M. Goldberg, David L. Nicoll, Thomas F. O'Neil III, William Single IV, Paul Glist, John D. Seiver, Geoffrey C. Cook, Brian M. Josef, and Anthony C. Epstein were on the brief for intervenors National Cable & Telecommunications Association, et al.


• For Appellees:
  
• Gregory M. Christopher, Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, argued the cause for respondents.   With him on the brief were Jane E. Mago, General Counsel, John E. Ingle, Deputy Associate General Counsel, Robert B. Nicholson and Robert J. Wiggers, Attorneys, United States Department of Justice.  John J. Powers III entered an appearance.