PANAMSAT CORPORATION v. F.C.C.

Nos. 03-1133 and 03-1134.

370 F.3d 1168 (2004)

PANAMSAT CORPORATION, Appellant, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, Appellee. Lockheed Martin Corporation and COMSAT Corporation, Intervenors.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 8, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brita Dagmar Strandberg argued the cause for appellant/petitioner. With her on the briefs were Henry Goldberg and Joseph A. Godles.

Stanley R. Scheiner, Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, argued the cause for appellee/respondents. With him on the brief were Robert H. Pate III, Assistant Attorney General, Catherine G. O'Sullivan and Andrea Limmer, Attorneys, John A. Rogovin, General Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, and Daniel M. Armstrong, Associate General Counsel.

Helgi C. Walker argued the cause for intervenor COMSAT Corporation. With her on the brief was Lawrence W. Secrest III.

Before: EDWARDS, SENTELLE, and ROGERS, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge EDWARDS.

HARRY T. EDWARDS, Circuit Judge:

This case involves petitioner PanAmSat Corporation's requests to the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC" or "Commission") for partial refunds of satellite regulatory fees it paid for fiscal years 1995, 1997, and 1999. For fiscal years 1995, 1997, 1998, and 1999, the FCC exempted COMSAT Corporation, a competitor of PanAmSat...

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