United States DC Circuit

Plaintiffs unsuccessfully challenge regulations issued by the FCC that allow terrestrial multichannel video distribution and data service to share bandwidth with direct broadcast satellite television services.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/11/2005
• Decided 07/15/2005
• Published 07/19/2005

Judges

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

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Richard P. Bress argued the cause for petitioners DIRECTV, Inc., et al.   With him on the briefs were James H. Barker, III., Margaret L. Tobey, Pantelis Michalopoulos, Steven G. Reed, Alice E. Loughran, Phillip L. Spector, and Jeffrey H. Olson.  Bart S. Epstein and Christa P. McAndrew entered appearances., Michael K. Kellogg argued the cause for petitioners Northpoint Technology, Ltd., et al.   With him on the briefs were Antoinette C. Bush and J.C. Rozendaal.


• For Appellees:
  
• Joel Marcus, Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, argued the cause for appellee/respondents.   With him on the brief were Robert H. Pate, III, Assistant Attorney General, Robert B. Nicholson and Steven J. Mintz, Attorneys, John A. Rogovin, General Counsel, Austin C. Schlick, Deputy General Counsel, and Daniel M. Armstrong, Associate General Counsel.   Jane E. Mago, Assistant General Counsel, entered an appearance.