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2000 Court Opinions

AirTouch Paging v. FCC, 234 F.3d 815 (2d Cir. 2000)
[No. 00-4035, December 11, 2000]
Petition for review dismissed: [Word]

Graceba Total Communications, Inc. v. FCC, 349 U.S.App.D.C. 238, 254 F.3d 315 (D.C. Cir. 2000)
[No. 99-1437, December 5, 2000]
Petition for review denied: [Acrobat]

United States v. Neset, 235F.3d 415 (8th Cir. 2000)
[No. 98-3539, November 28, 2000]

U.S. Airwaves, Inc., et al. v. FCC & USA, 232 F.3d 227 (D.C. Cir. 2000)
[No. 98-1266, November 21, 2000]
Petitions to review the rules denied: [ Word ]

QWEST Communications, Inc. v. FCC, 229 F.3d 1172 (D.C. Cir. 2000)
[No. 99-1531, October 27, 2000]

GWI PCS v. USA on behalf of FCC, 230 F.3d 788 (5th Cir. 2000)
[No. 99-11294, October 20, 2000]

Radio-Television News Directors Ass'n v. FCC, 343 U.S. App.D.C. 305, 229 F.3d 269 (2000)
[No. 98-1305, October 11, 2000]
Court granted motion: (184 F.3d 872)

Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. FCC, 225 F.3d 942 (8th Cir. 2000)
[No. 99-3952, Sept. 12, 2000]

United States Telecom Ass'n v. FCC, 227 F.3d 450 (D.C. Cir. 2000)
[No. 99-1442, August 15, 2000]
FCC order affirmed in part and vacated and remanded in part: [Word]

Hi-Tech Furnace Systems, Inc. v. FCC, 224 F.3d 781 (D.C. Cir. 2000)
[No. 99-1220, August 8, 2000]
Petition for review denied: [Word]

La Voz Radio de la Communidad v. FCC, 223 F.3d 313 (6th Cir. 2000)
[No. 99-1565, August 2, 2000]

AT&T Corp. v. FCC, 220 F.3d 607 (D.C. Cir. 2000)
[Nos. 99-1538, August 1, 2000]
FCC order affirmed: [Word]

Benkelman Telephone Co. v. FCC, 220 F.3d 601 (D.C. Cir. 2000)
[Nos. 97-1245, July 28, 2000]
Petitions for review denied: [Word]

United States v. Stephen Paul Dunifer, 219 F.3d 1004 (9th Cir. 2000)
[Nos. 99-15035, July 20, 2000]

Iowa Utilities Bd. v. FCC, 219 F.3d 744 (8th Cir. 2000)
[Nos. 96-3321, July 18, 2000]
Petitions granted in part and denied in part, and vacated certain Commission rules: Word]

GTE Service Corp. v. FCC, 224 F.3d 768 (D.C. Cir. 2000)
[Nos. 97-1538, July 14, 2000]
Petition for review denied inpart, granted inpart, and remanded:[Word]

AMSC Subsidiary Corp. v. FCC, 216 F.3d 1154 (D.C. Cir. 2000)
[Nos. 99-1513, et al., July 11, 2000]
Petition for review denied: Word]

Community Television, Inc. v. FCC, 216 F.3d 1133 (D.C. Cir. 2000)
[Nos. 98-1106, et al., July 7, 2000]
Petitions for review denied: [Word]

State of Iowa, et al. v. FCC, 218 F.3d 756 (D.C. Cir. 2000)
[No. 99-1149, June 27, 2000]
Remanded: Word]

AT&T Corp. v. City of Portland, 216 F.3d 871 (9th Cir. 2000)
[No. 99-35609, June 22, 2000]
Reversed: [Word]

Contemporary Media, Inc. v. FCC, 214 F.3d 187 (D.C. Cir. 2000)
[No. 99-1198, June 16, 2000]
FCC decision and order affirmed: Word]

American Public Communications Council v. FCC, 215 F.3d 51 (D.C. Cir. 2000)
[No. 99-1114, June 16, 2000]
Remand:(143 F.3d 606)
Petitions for review denied: Word]

Orion Communications Ltd. v. FCC, 213 F.3d 761 (D.C. Cir. 2000)
[No. 98-1424, June 13, 2000]
Petition for review denied: Word]

General Instrument Corp. v. FCC, 213 F.3d 724 (D.C. Cir. 2000)
[No. 98-1420, June 6, 2000]
Petitions for review denied. [Word]

Omnipoint Corp. v. FCC, 213 F.3d 720 (D.C. Cir. 2000)
[No. 99-1316, June 6, 2000]
Petition for review denied: Word]

Prayze FM v. FCC, 214 F.3d 245 (2nd Cir. 2000)
[No. 98-6246, June 5, 2000]

United States v. Playboy Entertainment Group, Inc., 120 S.Ct. 1878 (2000)
[No. 98-1682, May 22, 2000]

Time Warner Entertainment Co., L.P., v. FCC, 211 F.3d 1313 (D.C. Cir. 2000)
[No. 96-5272, May 19, 2000]
Upheld: [Word]

Beehive Telephone Co., Inc. v. FCC, (D.C. Cir. 2000)
[No. 99-1328, May 18, 2000]

Trinity Broadcasting of Florida, Inc. v. FCC, 211 F.3d 618 (D.C. Cir. 2000)
[No. 99-1183, May 5, 2000]
Vacated: [Word]

MCI Telecommunications Corp. v. FCC, 209 F.3d 760 (D.C. Cir. 2000)
[No. 96-1459, April 28, 2000]
Petitions for review are denied: [Word]

Gulf Power Co. v. FCC, 208 F.3d 1263 (11th Cir. 2000)
[No. 98-6222, April 11, 2000]
Upheld: [ Word ]

United States v. Any and All Radio Station Transmission Equipment, et al., 207 F.3d 458 (8th Cir. 2000)
[No. 97-3972, March 27, 2000]
Judgment of the district court affirmed: [ Word ]

Bell Atlantic Telephone Cos v. FCC, 206 F.3d 1 (D.C. Cir 2000)
[No. 99-1094, March 24, 2000]
Vacated and remanded: [ Word ]

GTE Service Corp. v. FCC, 205 F.3d 416 (D.C. Cir 2000)
[No. 99-1176, March 17, 2000]
Granted in part, denied in part: [ Word ]

Alee Cellular Communications v. FCC, 2000 WL 521487 (D.C. Cir. 2000)
[No. 99-1460, March 7, 2000]

Herbert L. Schoenbohm v. FCC, 204 F.3d 243 (D.C. Cir 2000)
[No. 98-1516, February 29, 2000]
Affirmed: [ Word ] Order amending opinion.

Freeman v. Burlington Broadcasters, Inc., 204 F.3d 311 (2nd Cir. 2000)
[No. 97-9141, February 23, 2000]
Affirmed: [ Word ]

Cellular Phone Taskforce v. FCC, 205 F.3d 82 (2nd Cir. 2000)
[No. 97-4328, February 18, 2000]
Affirmed: [ Word ]

Entravision Holdings, LLC v. FCC, 202 F.3d 311 (D.C. Cir. 2000)
[No. 99-1025, February 11, 2000]
Petition dismissed: [ Word ]

Gloria Borland Hawaii PCS, Inc. v. FCC, 203 F.3d 52 (D.C. Cir. 2000)
[No. 99-1170, January 27, 2000]
Petition for review denied: [ Word ]

Alenco Communications, Inc. v. FCC, 201 F.3d 608 (5th Cir. 2000)
[No. 98-60213, January 25, 2000]
Petitions for review denied: [ Word ]

RT Communications, Inc. v. FCC, 201 F.3d 1264 (D.C. Cir. 2000)
[No. 98-9541, January 13, 2000]
FCC Order affirmed: [ Word ]

Heidi Damsky v. FCC, 199 F.3d 527 (D.C. Cir. 2000)
[No. 99-1018, January 7, 2000]
FCC Order affirmed: [ Word Format ]



[This page is an informal list of recent court opinions involving the FCC or significant telecommunications issues. It is not intended to constitute formal legal citation. Opinions listed on this page may have been affected by subsequent actions by the court involved or by other courts.]


last reviewed/updated on 1/23/03 


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