United States DC Circuit

Long-distance carriers unsuccessfully challenge Commission's revision of the compensation amount that they must pay payphone service providers for coinless calls per the Telecommunications Act. The effect of decreases in payphone usage may be considered in future Commission rulemaking proceedings.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/23/2004
• Decided 04/16/2004
• Published 04/16/2004

Judges

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

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Paul J. Zidlicky argued the cause for petitioner.   With him on the briefs were David L. Lawson, Jonathan F. Cohn, David W. Carpenter, John E. Benedict, H. Richard Juhnke, William Single IV, Jeffrey A. Rackow, Donald B. Verilli, Jr., Mark D. Schneider and Michael DeSanctis.   Mark C. Rosenblum and Jodie L. Kelley entered appearances., Robert F. Aldrich argued the cause for intervenors American Public Communications Council, Inc., et al.   With him on the brief were Albert H. Kramer, Michael K. Kellogg, Aaron M. Panner, James G. Harralson, Michael E. Glover, Edward Shakin, Gary L. Phillips and James D. Ellis.  John M. Goodman entered an appearance.


• For Appellees:
  
• Joel Marcus, Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, argued the cause for respondents.   With him on the brief were Robert H. Pate, III, Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, Robert B. Nicholson and Robert J. Wiggers, Attorneys, John A. Rogovin, General Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, and Daniel M. Armstrong, Associate General Counsel.  John E. Ingle, Deputy Associate General Counsel, entered an appearance.