Court Grants FCC Motion to Suspend Review of Tech Transitions, Backup Power Orders
A court agreed to an FCC request to hold in abeyance its review of a 2015 technology transitions order and a 2014 backup power order. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued a brief order (in Pacer)…
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Tuesday granting an FCC motion -- which wasn't opposed by petitioner USTelecom -- and directing the commission to file status reports every 60 days starting April 24 in USTelecom v. FCC, No. 15-1414. The FCC sought the hold to give its new leadership time to decide on its course (see 1702070026). Then-Commissioner and now-Chairman Ajit Pai and fellow Republican Commissioner Mike O'Rielly dissented from the orders.