United States v. 2006-01-23 | 02-70518 | Brand Xinternet Services Vfederal Communications Commissions…

FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
 BRAND X INTERNET SERVICES,
Petitioner, No. 02-70518
v.  FCC No.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS FCC-Act 2-77
COMMISSION,
Respondent. 
 EARTHLINK, INC.,
Petitioner,
SBC COMMUNICATIONS, INC., No. 02-70684
Intervenor,  FCC No.
v. FCC-02-77
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION,
Respondent. 
 VERIZON TELEPHONE COMPANIES,
Verizon Internet Solutions d/b/a
Verizon.Net,
Petitioners, No. 02-70685
SBC COMMUNICATIONS, INC.,  FCC No. Intervenor, FCC-02-1100
v.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION,
Respondent. 
825

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 CONSUMER FEDERATION OF AMERICA;
CONSUMERS UNION; CENTER FOR
DIGITAL DEMOCRACY, No. 02-70686 Petitioners,
 FCC No. v. FCC-02-77
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION,
Respondent. 
 PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA EX REL. BILL LOCKYER;
PUBLIC UTILITIES
COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF
No. 02-70879 CALIFORNIA,
Petitioners, FCC Nos. GN-00185 v. CS-02-52
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION; UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA,
Respondents. 
826 BRAND X INTERNET SERVICES v. FCC

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 NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES;
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
TELECOMMUNICATIONS OFFICERS AND
ADVISORS; UNITED STATES
CONFERENCE OF MAYORS; NATIONAL
No. 02-71425 ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES; TEXAS
COALITION OF CITIES FOR UTILITY FCC Nos.ISSUES, GN-00-185
Petitioners, CS-02-52
v.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION,
Respondent. 
 CONESTOGA TOWNSHIP; PROVIDENCE
TOWNSHIP; MARTIC TOWNSHIP;
BUCKINGHAM TOWNSHIP; EAST
HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP, No. 02-72251
Petitioners, FCC No.
v. FCC-02-52
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS ORDER
COMMISSION, and UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA,
Respondents. 
On Remand from the Supreme Court of the United States
Filed January 23, 2006
827 BRAND X INTERNET SERVICES v. FCC

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Before: Richard D. Cudahy,* Diarmuid F. O’Scannlain, and
Sidney R. Thomas, Circuit Judges.
ORDER
In accordance with the Supreme Court’s decision in
National Cable & Telecomms. Ass’n v. Brand X Internet
Servs., 125 S. Ct. 2688 (2005), the Federal Communications
Commission’s declaratory ruling is AFFIRMED.
*The Honorable Richard D. Cudahy, Senior United States Circuit Judge
for the Seventh Circuit, sitting by designation.
828 BRAND X INTERNET SERVICES v. FCC

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