United States DC Circuit

Order requiring petitioners to contribute to the Universal Service Fund is vacated for portions of the order where respondent's explanation is wanting as to the pre-approval of traffic studies and the suspension of the carrier's carrier rule.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/09/2007
• Decided 06/01/2007
• Published 06/01/2007

Judges

• Before:  TATEL and GARLAND, Circuit Judges, and EDWARDS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Glenn B. Manishin, argued the cause for petitioner Computer and Communications Industry Association.   With him on the briefs were Jonathan E. Canis and Stephanie A. Joyce., Christopher J. Wright, argued the cause for petitioner Vonage Holdings Corporation.   With him on the briefs were Scott Blake Harris, Brita D. Strandberg, and Stephanie Weiner., Ross A. Buntrock and Michael B. Hazzard, were on the briefs for intervenor Voice on the Net Coalition, Inc. in support of petitioner., David C. Bergmann, was on the brief for intervenor National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates., Michael E. Glover, Edward Shakin, Christopher M. Miller, Helgi C. Walker, Joshua S. Turner, and Megan L. Brown, were on the brief for intervenor Verizon Communications Inc.


• For Appellees:
  
• James M. Carr, Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, argued the cause for respondents.   With him on the brief were Thomas O. Barnett, Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, Robert B. Nicholson and Robert J. Wiggers, Attorneys, Samuel L. Feder, General Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, Eric D. Miller, Deputy General Counsel, Richard K. Welch, Associate General Counsel, and John E. Ingle, Deputy Associate General Counsel.