Updated: October 13, 2015 LIST OF PENDING APPELLATE CASES Name: Ion Media Chicago License, Inc. v. FCC Case No: 01-1457 Court: District of Columbia Circuit FCC Order Description: In re: Paxson Chicago License, Inc. v. 21st Century TV Cable, Inc., et al., DA 01-149, 16 FCC Rcd 2185 and Paxson Chicago License, Inc. v. 21st Century TV Cable, Inc., et al., 16 FCC Rcd 15571 (2001). Not docketed. FCC Order No. 01-226 Case Description: Paxson challenges the FCC’s denial of its “must carry” complaints against thirteen Chicago cable operators on the basis of a finding that no current FCC rules require mandatory carriage of both a broadcaster’s digital and analog signal among other things. Status: Held in abeyance. Name: James A. Kay, Jr., et al. v. FCC Case No: 06-1076 Court: District of Columbia Circuit FCC Order Description: In re: improving public safety communications in the 800 MHz band, 22 FCC Rcd 10467 (2007) and previous underlying orders, FCC Docket No. WT 02-55, et al. FCC Order No. 05-174, et al. Case Description: Petitioners challenge the FCC’s decisions restructuring the 800 MHz band to reduce radiofrequency interference to public safety systems. Among other things, they claim that the decisions unfairly discriminate between similarly situated parties. Status: Court order dated October 21, 2014 dismissed case numbers 07-1332 & 07-1367 (Charles Guskey). Mobile Relay’s motion for voluntary dismissal of case numbers 06-1082 and 07-1218 granted December 17, 2014 (Mandate). Initial brief filed March 9, 2015. Final brief filed May 5, 2014. By order September 22, 2015, case will be disposed of without oral argument. 2 Name: Sprint Nextel Corporation v. FCC Case No: 06-1278 Court: District of Columbia Circuit FCC Order Description: In re: review of the spectrum sharing plan among non-geostationary satellite orbit mobile satellite service systems in the 1.6/2.4 GHz bands, 19 FCC Rcd 13356 (2004), et al., FCC Docket No. WT 03-66, et al. FCC Order No. 04-134 and 06-46. Case Description: Petitioner seeks review of the FCC’s orders in which the FCC adopted a plan for spectrum sharing among operators in the 2495-2690 MHz bands. Status: Held in abeyance. Name: Securus Technologies, Inc., et al. v. FCC & USA Case No: 13-1280 Court: D.C. Circuit FCC Order Description: In the Matter of: Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling Services, FCC 13-113 (rel: September 26, 2013), WC Docket No. 12-375 Case Description: In the order on review, the Commission required that end user rates for payphone calls placed from incarceration facilities, known as Inmate Calling Services, be based on the costs of providing service. As an interim measure to bring rates closer to costs pending receipt of additional information on which to base a permanent regime, the agency established a two-tiered rate cap pricing system that includes a “safe harbor” rate and a higher hard cap that no carrier may exceed without a waiver. Status: Petition for Review filed November 14, 2013. Court order January 13, 2014 granted in part & denied in part petitioners’ motions for judicial stay. Initial brief filed July 21, 2014. FCC motion to hold case in abeyance granted December 16, 2014. Status report filed June 19, 2015. 3 Name: David Alan Schum, et al. v. FCC & USA Case No: 14-1026 Court: D.C. Circuit FCC Order Description: In re Applications of DFW Radio License, LLC and Bernard Dallas, LLC and Principle Broadcasting Network Dallas, LLC for Assignment of the Authorizations of Stations KFCD(AM), Farmersville, Texas and KHSE(AM), Wylie, Texas, FCC 14-3 (rel: January 22, 2014) Case Description: Schum contends that the Commission acted unlawfully in dismissing and otherwise denying his applications for review of the Media Bureau’s consent to the assignment of two radio station licenses from DFW Radio to Bernard Dallas, and then from Bernard Dallas to Principle Broadcasting. Schum asks the Court to vacate or reverse the Commission’s Order and to return the licenses to DFW Radio, or alternatively, require the FCC to investigate and conduct a hearing on the assignees’ qualifications to be a Commission licensee. Status: Petition for Review filed February 21, 2014. Record filed July 21, 2014. Initial brief filed November 13, 2014. Final brief filed December 16, 2014. Appeal dismissed by unpublished Judgment with memorandum September 18, 2015. Name: Signal Above, L.L.C. v. FCC & USA Case No: 14-1069 Court: D.C. Circuit FCC Order Description: In the Matter of Amendment of Parts 73 and 74 of the Commission’s Rules to Establish Rules for Digital Low Power Television, Television Translator, and Television Booster Stations and to Amend Rules for Digital Class A Television Stations, FCC 13-126, MM Dkt. No. 03-185 (rel: Sept. 27, 2013) Case Description: Signal Above seeks review of the FCC’s denial of its petition requesting reconsideration of the agency’s earlier decision not to extend the Sept. 1, 2015 digital transition deadline for low power television stations. Status: Petition for Review filed May 5, 2014. Held in Abeyance. 4 Name: Howard Stirk Holdings, LLC, et al. v. FCC & USA Case No: 14-1090 Court: D.C. Circuit FCC Order Description: In the Matter of: 2010 and 2014 Quadrennial Regulatory Review – Review of the Commission’s Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules Adopted Pursuant to Section 202 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996; etc., FCC 14-28 (rel: April 15, 2104) Case Description: Petitioners challenge the FCC’s new rule under which certain joint sales agreements between TV stations in the same market create an attributable interest for purposes of assessing compliance with the Commission’s media ownership limits. Petitioners also challenge the agency’s decision to defer resolution of certain issues concerning its media ownership rules until it updates the record in the Quadrennial Review proceeding. Status: Petition for Review filed May 30, 2014. Prometheus motion for limited oral argument filed May 6, 2015. FCC response filed May 21, 2015. Initial brief filed June 18, 2015. Final brief filed August 27, 2015. Oral argument scheduled for December 3, 2015. Name: Bob Law, et al. v. FCC Case No: 14-1130 Court: D.C. Circuit FCC Order Description: In the Matter of Urban Radio I, LLC, Debtor-in-Possession and YMF Media, New York Licensee LLC for Consent to Assign Licenses (WBLS(FM) & WLIB(AM), New York, NY, FCC 14-83 (rel: June 10, 2014) Case Description: Appeal from FCC order that dismissed in part and denied in part an application for review of the grant of assignments of licenses of radio stations WBLS(FM) and WLIB(AM) in New York, NY from Urban Radio, I, LLC (Debtor in Possession) to YMF Media. Status: Notice of Appeal filed July 7, 2014. Record filed August 7, 2014. Initial brief filed March 27, 2015. Final brief filed May 21, 2015. FCC motion to dispense without oral argument filed March 27, 2015. Show Cause Order issued August 12, 2015. Appellant’s response filed October 8, 2015. FCC reply filed October 9, 2015. 5 Name: ADX Communications of Pensacola, et al. v. FCC Case No: 14-1131 Court: D.C. Circuit FCC Order Description: In the Matter of 6 Johnson Road Licenses, Assignor and Cumulus Licensing LLC, Assignee – Applications for Assignment of Stations WMEZ(FM), Pensacola, Florida and WXBM(FM), Milton, Florida, etc., FCC 14-82 (rel: June 10, 2014) Case Description: ADX Communications appeals the Commission’s grant of applications for the assignment of several radio licenses in the Mobile Alabama and Pensacola Florida Arbitron Metro areas to Cumulus Licensing LLC. Status: Notice of Appeal filed July 9, 2014. Record filed August 25, 2014. Initial brief filed February 3, 2015. Final brief filed March 24, 2015. Oral argument held May 8, 2015. Affirmed by Opinion July 17, 2015. Mandate issued September 9, 2015. Name: Beach TV Properties, Inc. f/k/a The Atlanta Channel, Inc. v. FCC Case No: 14-1229 Court: D.C. Circuit FCC Order Description: In the Matter of The Atlanta Channel, Inc. – Statement of Eligibility for Class A Television Status for Low Power Television Station WTHC-LP, Atlanta, Georgia, DA 14-1460 (rel: Oct. 7, 2014) Case Description: Appeal arising from the Media Bureau’s dismissal, in 2000, of the request of The Atlanta Channel, Inc. (now known as Beach TV Properties, Inc.) for Class A designation of Atlanta-area LPTV station WTHC- LP. Status: Notice of Appeal filed November 4, 2014. Record filed December 22, 2014. Case number 14-1230 consolidated with this case. FCC brief filed March 19, 2015. Affirmed by unpublished Judgment September 23, 2015. 6 Name: Bais Yaakov of Spring Valley, et al. v. FCC & USA Case No: 14-1234 Court: D.C. Circuit FCC Order Description: In the Matter of Rules & Regulations Implementing the TCP Act of 1991; Junk Fax Prevention Act of 2005 – Application for Review filed by Anda, Inc. . . . , FCC 14-164 (rel: Oct. 30, 2014) Case Description: In this group of twelve consolidated cases, petitioners challenge Rules and Regulations Implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 et al., CG Docket Nos. 02-278 & 05-338, Order (October 30, 2014). That Order (1) clarified the Commission’s previous reading of two federal statutes as requiring senders of fax ads to include opt out information, even to parties who have agreed to receive such ads, and (2) retroactively waived prior violations of the Commission’s rule. One group of petitioners argue that the Commission does not have authority to promulgate the rule, while another argues that the Commission’s retroactive waiver for past violations is invalid. Status: Petition for Review filed November 10, 2014. Record filed July 29, 2015. Initial brief due December 24, 2015. Final brief due March 9, 2016. Name: William Johnson v. FCC Case No: 14-1250 Court: D.C. Circuit FCC Order Description: Letter dated Sept. 15, 2014 from Audio Division, Media Bureau – In re: W227AV, Newbury, Florida – Reach Communications, Inc. (Assignor), Suncoast Radio, Inc. (Assignee) Case Description: Dismissal of an Application for Review of the Media Bureau’s dismissal of a Petition for Review. Status: Petition for Review filed November 17, 2014. FCC Motion to Dismiss granted by court order October 6, 2015. 7 Name: Lawrence Behr v. FCC Case No: 15-1003 Court: D.C. Circuit FCC Order Description: In the Matter of: Lawrence Behr – Application for Modification of 220-222 MHz Station WPW222, FCC 14-207 (rel: Dec. 17, 2014) Case Description: Appeal from FCC order upholding Wireless Telecommunications Bureau ruling denying request for hearing on alleged partial denial of application to modify license and waive construction deadline of applicable rule governing an unbuilt 220MHz private land mobile radio station in Denver, CO. Status: Notice of Appeal filed January 8, 2015. Record filed February 23, 2015. FCC brief filed August 6, 2015. Oral argument scheduled for December 15, 2015. Name: AT&T, Inc. v. FCC & USA Case No: 15-1038 Court: D.C. Circuit FCC Order Description: In the Matter of: Connect America Fund – ETC Annual Reports and Certifications - - Petition of USTelecom for Forbearance Pursuant to 47 U.S.C 160(c) from Obsolete ILEC Regulatory Obligations that Inhibit Deployment of Next-Generation Networks, FCC 14-190 (rel: Dec. 18, 2014) Case Description: “Price-cap affiliates of AT&T petition for review of the Commission’s decision to continue to require them to provide voice telephony in certain high-cost areas, and to provide Lifeline service in both high- and low- cost areas, even when the carriers receive no USF support in those areas.” Status: Petition for Review filed February 19, 2015. Record filed April 10, 2015. FCC motion to hold case in abeyance granted by court order September 3, 2015. Parties to file motions to govern further proceedings within 14 days of FCC decision on the issues under review or by January 18, 2016, whichever is earlier. 8 Name: In re: PMCM TV, LLC Case No: 15-1058 Court: D.C. Circuit FCC Order Description: Case Description: Petition for mandamus requesting the court to order the FCC to direct that WJLP-TV, Middletown Township, New Jersey, be carried on Channel 3 on all cable systems as to which the station has elected must-carry status. Status: Petition for Issuance of Writ of Mandamus filed March 17, 2015. FCC response filed June 19, 2015. Reply filed July 6, 2015. Petition dismissed in part and denied in part by court order September 23, 2015. Name: AT&T Corp. v. FCC & USA Case No: 15-1059 Court: D.C. Circuit FCC Order Description: In the Matter of: Connect America Fund - - Developing a Unified Intercarrier Compensation Regime, FCC 15-14 (rel: Feb. 11, 2015) Case Description: AT&T challenges the Commission’s declaratory ruling concerning the scope of its VoIP symmetry rule. It contends that the FCC erred in interpreting the rule to permit a competitive carrier to assess access charges for end office switching services when neither the carrier nor its VoIP provider partner provides the physical last-mile facility to the VoiP provider’s end user customers. Status: Petition for Review filed March 23, 2015. Record filed May 7, 2015. Initial brief filed October 5, 2015. Final brief due December 7, 2015. 9 Name: United States Telecom Ass’n., et al. v. FCC & USA Case No: 15-1063 Court: D.C. Circuit FCC Order Description: In the Matter of: Protecting and Promoting the Open Internet, FCC 15-24 (rel: Mar. 12, 2015) Case Description: Petitioners challenge an order in which the FCC adopted new rules to preserve the open Internet and reclassified broadband Internet access service as a telecommunications service. Status: Petition for Review filed March 23, 2015. Record filed April 28, 2015. FCC motion to dismiss (case numbers 15-1063 & 15-1078) filed May 8, 2015. Petitioners’ joint opposition to motion to dismiss filed May 21, 2015. FCC reply to opposition to motion to dismiss filed June 1, 2015. Court order June 11, 2015 denied motion for stay. Initial brief filed September 14, 2015. Final brief due October 13, 2015. Oral argument scheduled for December 4, 2015. Name: Great Lakes Comnet, et al. v. FCC & USA Case No: 15-1064 Court: D.C. Circuit FCC Order Description: In the Matter of: AT&T Services Inc. and AT&T Corp. v. Great Lakes Comnet, et al., FCC 15-31 (rel: Mar. 18, 2015) Case Description: Petitioners seek vacatur of a Commission order that granted AT&T’s claims, in a formal complaint proceeding under 47 U.S.C. s 208, that petitioner Great Lakes Connect, Inc. (GLC) billed AT&T for interstate access services under an unlawful tariff, and that petitioner Westphalia Telephone Company unlawfully billed AT&T for services that GLC provided. Petitioners argue that the Commission’s order exceeds the FCC’s jurisdiction, violates the U.S. Constitution, and is arbitrary and capricious and impermissibly retroactive under the APA. Status: Petition for Review filed March 23, 2015. Record filed May 8, 2015. Initial brief filed October 5, 2015. Final brief due December 2, 2015. 10 Name: The Tennis Channel, Inc. v. FCC & USA Case No: 15-1067 Court: D.C. Circuit FCC Order Description: In the Matter of: Tennis Channel, Inc., Complainant v. Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Defendant, FCC 15-7 (rel: Jan. 28, 2015) Case Description: Tennis Channel argues that the Commission abused its discretion when it refused to initiate a new administrative proceeding in the wake of Comcast Cable Communications, LLC v. FCC, 717 F.3d 982 (D.C. Cir. 2013). In that decision, the D.C. Circuit vacated a Commission Order finding that Comcast violated Section 616 of the Communications Act by refusing to broadcast Tennis Channel as widely as it broadcasts its own affiliated sports networks. Status: Petition for Review filed March 27, 2015. Record filed May 7, 2015. FCC motion for summary affirmance denied by court order August 6, 2015. Initial brief due October 21, 2015. Final brief due December 11, 2015. Name: Neustar, Inc. v. FCC & USA Case No: 15-1080 Court: D.C. Circuit FCC Order Description: In the Matter of: Telcordia Technologies, Inc. Petition to Reform Amendment 57 and to Order a Competitive Bidding Process for Number Portability Administration, etc., FCC 15-35 (rel: Mar. 27, 2015) Case Description: Neustar, Inc., the current local number portability administrator (LNPA), challenges the FCC’s decision to select Telcordia as the next administrator, subject to successful negotiation and execution of a new LNPA contract that meets Commission-prescribed standards. Status: Petition for Review filed April 6, 2015. FCC motion to dismiss or hold in abeyance filed May 21, 2015. Petitioner’s opposition to dismissal filed June 4, 2015. FCC reply in support of dismissal filed June 15, 2015. Court order July 21, 2015 referred motion to dismiss to merits panel and denied motion to hold case in abeyance. Record filed August 5, 2015. Initial brief due October 28, 2015. Final brief due December 17, 2015. 11 Name: NTCH, Inc. v. FCC Case No: 15-1145 Court: D.C. Circuit FCC Order Description: In the Matter of: Applications of Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless and SpectrumCo LLC and Cox TMI, LLC for Consent to Assign AWS-1 Licenses, etc., FCC 15-46 (rel: April 16, 2015) Case Description: Status: Petition for Review filed May 18, 2015. Record filed July 6, 2015. Initial brief due November 9, 2015. Final brief due December 21, 2015. Name: ACA International, et al. v. FCC & USA Case No: 15-1211 Court: D.C. Circuit FCC Order Description: In the Matter of: Rules & Regulations Implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, et al., FCC 15-72 (rel: July 10, 2015) Case Description: Petitions challenge aspects of the Commission’s omnibus ruling clarifying various provisions the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, including the definition of an automated telephone dialing system, the application of the prior express consent exception to reassigned wireless numbers, and the rights of consumers to revoke consent. Status: Petition for Review filed July 14, 2015. Case numbers 15-1218, 15-1244, 15-1278, 15-1290, 15-1304, 15- 1311, 15-1313, and 15-1314 consolidated with this case. Record filed August 27, 2015. 12 Name: Mako Communications, LLC v. FCC & USA Case No: 15-1264 Court: D.C. Circuit FCC Order Description: In the Matter of: Expending the Economic and Innovative Opportunities of Spectrum Through Incentive Auctions, FCC 15-69 (rel: June 19, 2015) Case Description: Status: Petition for Review filed August 6, 2015. Joint motion to expedite case filed by parties September 9, 2015. Record filed September 24, 2015. Name: CodeBroker, LLC v. FCC & USA Case No: 15-1278 Court: D.C. Circuit FCC Order Description: In the Matter of: Rules & Regulations Implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, et al., FCC 15-72 (rel: July 10, 2015) Case Description: Petition challenge aspects of the Commission’s omnibus ruling clarifying various provisions the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, including the definition of an automated telephone dialing system, the application of the prior express consent exception to reassigned wireless numbers, and the rights of consumers to revoke consent. Status: Petition for Review filed August 14, 2015. Case consolidated with case number 15-1211. Petitioner’s motion for voluntary dismissal granted by court order September 14, 2015 (Mandate). 13 Name: Beach TV Properties, Inc. f/k/a The Atlanta Channel, Inc. v. FCC & USA Case No: 15-1280 Court: D.C. Circuit FCC Order Description: In the Matter of: Expending the Economic and Innovative Opportunities of Spectrum Through Incentive Auctions, FCC 15-69 (rel: June 19, 2015) Case Description: Status: Petition for Review filed August 14, 2015. Record filed October 1, 2015. Name: Salesforce.com, Inc., et al. v. FCC & USA Case No: 15-1290 Court: D.C. Circuit FCC Order Description: In the Matter of: Rules & Regulations Implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, et al., FCC 15-72 (rel: July 10, 2015) Case Description: Petition challenges aspects of the Commission’s omnibus ruling clarifying various provisions the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, including the definition of an automated telephone dialing system, the application of the prior express consent exception to reassigned wireless numbers, and the rights of consumers to revoke consent. Status: Petition for Review filed August 26, 2015. Case consolidated with case number 15-1211. 14 Name: National Ass’n. of Telecomm. Officers & Advisors v. FCC & USA Case No: 15-1295 Court: D.C. Circuit FCC Order Description: Concerning Effective Competition; Implementation of Section 111 of the STELA Reauthorization Act, FCC 15-62 (rel: June 3, 2015) Case Description: Petitioners challenge the FCC’s adoption of a presumption that cable operators are subject to effective competition in franchise areas nationwide. Status: Petition for Review filed August 28, 2015. Record/Dispositive motions due October 15, 2015. Name: Consumer Bankers Association v. FCC & USA Case No: 15-1304 Court: D.C. Circuit FCC Order Description: In the Matter of: Rules & Regulations Implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, et al., FCC 15-72 (rel: July 10, 2015) Case Description: Petition challenges aspects of the Commission’s omnibus ruling clarifying various provisions the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, including the definition of an automated telephone dialing system, the application of the prior express consent exception to reassigned wireless numbers, and the rights of consumers to revoke consent. Status: Petition for Review filed September 3, 2015. Consolidated with case number 15-1211. 15 Name: Chamber of Commerce of the USA v. FCC & USA Case No: 15-1306 Court: D.C. Circuit FCC Order Description: In the Matter of: Rules & Regulations Implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, et al., FCC 15-72 (rel: July 10, 2015) Case Description: Petition challenges aspects of the Commission’s omnibus ruling clarifying various provisions the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, including the definition of an automated telephone dialing system, the application of the prior express consent exception to reassigned wireless numbers, and the rights of consumers to revoke consent. Status: Petition for Review filed September 2, 2015. Consolidated with case number 15-1211. Name: Vibes Media, LLC v. FCC & USA Case No: 15-1311 Court: D.C. Circuit FCC Order Description: In the Matter of: Rules & Regulations Implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, et al., FCC 15-72 (rel: July 10, 2015) Case Description: Petition challenges aspects of the Commission’s omnibus ruling clarifying various provisions the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, including the definition of an automated telephone dialing system, the application of the prior express consent exception to reassigned wireless numbers, and the rights of consumers to revoke consent. Status: Petition for Review filed September 4, 2015. Consolidated with case number 15-1211. 16 Name: Rite Aid HDQTRS Corp. v. FCC & USA Case No: 15-1313 Court: D.C. Circuit FCC Order Description: In the Matter of: Rules & Regulations Implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, et al., FCC 15-72 (rel: July 10, 2015) Case Description: Petition challenges aspects of the Commission’s omnibus ruling clarifying various provisions the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, including the definition of an automated telephone dialing system, the application of the prior express consent exception to reassigned wireless numbers, and the rights of consumers to revoke consent. Status: Petition for Review filed September 4, 2015. Consolidated with case number 15-1211. Name: Portfolio Recovery Associates v. FCC & USA Case No: 15-1314 Court: D.C. Circuit FCC Order Description: In the Matter of: Rules & Regulations Implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, et al., FCC 15-72 (rel: July 10, 2015) Case Description: Petition challenges aspects of the Commission’s omnibus ruling clarifying various provisions the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, including the definition of an automated telephone dialing system, the application of the prior express consent exception to reassigned wireless numbers, and the rights of consumers to revoke consent. Status: Petition for Review filed September 8, 2015. Consolidated with case number 15-1211. 17 Name: United States Telecomm. Ass’n., et al. v. FCC & USA Case No: 15-1322 Court: D.C. Circuit FCC Order Description: In the Matter of: Lifeline and Link Up Reform and Modernization; Telecommunications Carriers Eligible for Universal Service Support; and Connect America Fund, FCC 15-71 (rel: June 22, 2015) Case Description: Status: Petition for Review filed September 11, 2015. Case number 15-1324 consolidated with this case. Procedural motions due October 14, 2015. Record/Dispositive motions due October 29, 2015. Name: Assist Wireless, LLC, et al v. FCC & USA Case No: 15-1324 Court: D.C. Circuit FCC Order Description: In the Matter of: Lifeline and Link Up Reform and Modernization; Telecommunications Carriers Eligible for Universal Service Support; and Connect America Fund, FCC 15-71 (rel: June 22, 2015) Case Description: Status: Petition for Review filed September 14, 2015. Consolidated with case number 15-1322. 18 Name: SNR Wireless LicenseCo, LLC, et al. v. FCC Case No: 15-1330 Court: D.C. Circuit FCC Order Description: In the Matter of: Northstar Wireless, LLC; SNR Wireless LicensCo, LLC – Applications for New Licenses in the 1695-1710 MHz, and 1755-1780 MHz and 2155-2180 MHz Bands, FCC 15-104 (rel: Aug. 18, 2015) Case Description: Status: Notice of Appeal filed September 17, 2015. Case numbers 15-1331, 15-1332 and 15-1333 consolidated with this case. Procedural motions due October 22, 2015. Record/Dispositive motions due November 6, 2015. Name: SNR Wireless LicenseCo, LLC v. FCC Case No: 15-1331 Court: D.C. Circuit FCC Order Description: In the Matter of: Northstar Wireless, LLC; SNR Wireless LicensCo, LLC – Applications for New Licenses in the 1695-1710 MHz, and 1755-1780 MHz and 2155-2180 MHz Bands, FCC 15-104 (rel: Aug. 18, 2015) Case Description: Status: Petition for Review filed September 17, 2015. Consolidated with case number 15-1330. 19 Name: Northstar Wireless, LLC v. FCC Case No: 15-1332 Court: D.C. Circuit FCC Order Description: In the Matter of: Northstar Wireless, LLC; SNR Wireless LicensCo, LLC – Applications for New Licenses in the 1695-1710 MHz, and 1755-1780 MHz and 2155-2180 MHz Bands, FCC 15-104 (rel: Aug. 18, 2015) Case Description: Status: Notice of Appeal filed September 17, 2015. Consolidated with case number 15-1330. Name: Northstar Wireless, LLC v. FCC & USA Case No: 15-1333 Court: D.C. Circuit FCC Order Description: In the Matter of: Northstar Wireless, LLC; SNR Wireless LicensCo, LLC – Applications for New Licenses in the 1695-1710 MHz, and 1755-1780 MHz and 2155-2180 MHz Bands, FCC 15-104 (rel: Aug. 18, 2015) Case Description: Status: Petition for Review filed September 17, 2015. Consolidated with case number 15-1330. 20 Name: Free Access & Broadcast Telemedia, LLC, et al. v. FCC & USA Case No: 15-1346 Court: D.C. Circuit FCC Order Description: In the Matter of: Expending the Economic and Innovative Opportunities of Spectrum Through Incentive Auctions, FCC 15-69 (rel: June 19, 2015) Case Description: Status: Petition for Review filed October 5, 2015. Procedural motions due November 6, 2015. Record/Dispositive motions due November 23, 2015. Name: Barry P. Lunderville v. FCC Case No: 15-1584 Court: First Circuit FCC Order Description: In the Matter of: BARRY P. LUNDERVILLE - - Request for Relief from Bid Withdrawal Payment Obligations Incurred in Auction 37, FCC 15-48 (rel: April 17, 2015) Case Description: Status: Petition for Review filed May 13, 2015. Record filed June 22, 2015. Show Cause Order issued August 13, 2015. Petitioner’s response filed September 25, 2015. 21 Name: Paul Sterling v. Mercantile Adjustment Bureau, LLC Case No: 14-1247 Court: Second Circuit FCC Order Description: None Case Description: Status: FCC as Amicus party. FCC Letter brief filed February 24, 2015. Proceedings stayed by court order March 2, 2015 pending outcome of the agency’s administrative proceeding presently considering the issue before this court. Stay of the appeal lifted by court order August 14, 2015. Name: Montgomery County, Maryland, et al. v. FCC & USA Case No: 15-1240 Court: Fourth Circuit FCC Order Description: In the Matter of: Acceleration of Broadband Deployment by Improving Wireless Facilities Siting Policies, etc., FCC 14-153 (rel: Oct. 21, 2014) Case Description: Status: Petition for Review filed March 6, 2015. Record filed April 24, 2015. Initial brief filed June 9, 2015. Final brief filed July 20, 2015. Oral argument scheduled for October 28, 2015. 22 Name: Montgomery County, Maryland, et al. v. FCC & USA Case No: 08-3023 Court: Sixth Circuit FCC Order Description: In re: Implementation of Section 621(a)(1) of the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984 as amended by the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992, 22 FCC Rcd 19633 (2007). FCC Docket No. MB 05-311. FCC Order No. 07-190. Case Description: Petitioners challenge the FCC’s decision to extend a number of the rules adopted in the first Section 621 Order to applications for franchise renewals by incumbent cable operators. Status: Held in abeyance. Status report filed March 24, 2015. Case number 15-3578 consolidated with this case. Petitioner’s motion to transfer case to 4th Circuit filed September 28, 2015. Letter order dated October 6, 2015, held briefing in abeyance pending resolution of the motion to transfer. FCC opposition to motion to transfer filed October 8, 2015. Name: National Cable & Telecommunications Association v. FCC Case No: 08-3369 Court: Sixth Circuit FCC Order Description: In the Matter of: Leased Commercial Access, R&O and Further NPR, 23 FCC Rcd 2909 (2008). FCC Docket No. MB 07-42. FCC Order No. 07-208. Case Description: Petitioners challenge the FCC’s modification of its leased access rules, which require cable operators to provide channel capacity for commercial use by unaffiliated programmers pursuant to 47 U.S.C. 532. Status: Held in abeyance. 23 Name: The State of Tennessee, et al. v. FCC & USA Case No: 15-3291 Court: Sixth Circuit FCC Order Description: In the Matter of: City of Wilson, North Carolina – Petition for Preemption of North Carolina General Statute Sections 160A-340 et seq. - - The Electric Power Board of Chattanooga, Tennessee – Petition for Preemption of a Portion of Tennessee Code Annotated 7-52-601, FCC 15-25 (rel: March 12, 2015) Case Description: Petitioners challenge the FCC’s preemption of state-law limits on municipal broadband in North Carolina and Tennessee. Status: Petition for Review filed March 20, 2015. Record filed May 19, 2015. Court order August 3, 2015 consolidated case number 15-3555 with this case. FCC brief due November 5, 2015. Name: Saturn Telecommunication Services, Inc. v. FCC & USA Case No: 14-15422 Court: Eleventh Circuit FCC Order Description: In the Matter of: Saturn Telecommunications Services, Inc. v. BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. d/b/a AT&T Florida, FCC 14-147 (rel: Oct. 7, 2014) Case Description: Petitioner Saturn Telecommunications Services (STS), a competitive local exchange carrier, seeks review of FCC action dismissing (as barred by the terms of a prior settlement agreement between the parties) STS’s formal complaint against incumbent BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC (BellSouth) regarding BellSouth’s compliance with alleged interconnection and network element access obligations. Status: Petition for Review filed December 4, 2014. Record filed January 21, 2015. FCC brief filed May 12, 2015. Oral argument tentatively scheduled for the week of January 11, 2016. 24