SNR, Northstar Seek Rehearing of DC Circuit Reversal
SNR Wireless and Northstar Wireless asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit for a rehearing or rehearing en banc of a panel's decision last month to reverse a dismissal of fraud claims by Vermont National Telephone in…
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the 2015 AWS-3 auction (see 2205170026). The appellate court's reversal of a lower court's dismissal of VTEL's suit goes against Supreme Court precedent, they said Thursday in a docket 21-7039 rehearing petition. They said it also could "undermine critical limitations" Congress set for qui tam litigation, when a private party brings action on the government's behalf. Dish Network designated entities SNR and Northstar separately challenged the FCC's 2020 rejection of the AWS-3 bidding credits -- the second time the agency did so (see 2011230062).