United States DC Circuit

Verizon's marketing strategy of making sales concessions to potential wireless customers actually benefited consumers and was therefore reasonable under 47 U.S.C. section 202. By giving concessions, Verizon could respond immediately to changes in the marketplace and to individual customer demand when existing plans and promotions were inadequate.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/07/2003
• Decided 12/23/2003
• Published 12/23/2003

Judges

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

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Randy J. Hart argued the cause for petitioner.   With him on the briefs was Mark D. Griffin., Kathleen M. Trafford argued the cause for intervenors.   With her on the brief were Daniel W. Costello and Kenneth D. Patrich.


• For Appellees:
  
• Richard K. Welch, Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, argued the cause for respondent.   With him on the brief were Robert B. Nicholson and Steven J. Mintz, Attorneys, U.S. Department of Justice, Jane E. Mago, General Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, and John E. Ingle, Deputy Associate General Counsel.  Daniel M. Armstrong, Associate General Counsel, entered an appearance.