United States DC Circuit

The Restructuring Order regarding bidding procedures for IVDS licenses was a lawful and reasonable exercise of the FCC's authority over spectrum auctions, and accordingly, petitioner's request for review is denied.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/17/2003
• Decided 11/21/2003
• Published 11/21/2003

Judges

• Before:  HENDERSON, TATEL, and ROBERTS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Richard S. Myers argued the cause for petitioners.


• For Appellees:
  
• Stewart A. Block, Counsel, Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”), argued the cause for respondents.   With him on the brief were Jane E. Mago, General Counsel, FCC, and John E. Ingle, Deputy Associate General Counsel, FCC, R. Hewitt Pate, Acting Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, and Robert B. Nicholson and Robert Wiggers, Attorneys, U.S. Department of Justice.