D.C. Circuit Should Deny RCC’s Motion for Expedited Review of LPPA Order, Says FCC
The FCC opposes Radio Communication Corp.'s Jan. 23 emergency motion for “expedited consideration” of its Jan. 10 petition for review to overturn the agency’s Dec. 12 order implementing the 2023 Low Power Protection Act (see 2401240049), said its opposition Monday…
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(docket 24-1004) in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. The Connecticut station contends that the order prevents it from upgrading its LPTV operation to Class A status, and it seeks an emergency stay, expedited review and summary reversal of the order. But RCC asks the court for “three kinds of extraordinary relief” where “none is warranted,” said the FCC’s opposition. The station isn’t entitled to a stay from the D.C. Circuit because it failed to seek one before the commission, it said. RCC likewise failed to establish “the substantial showings necessary” for summary reversal and expedited review, the FCC added. RCC has “no reasonable chance” to prevail on the merits, let alone “clear the high bar necessary for extraordinary relief at this stage,” said the opposition. That’s because the FCC “did nothing more than follow the clear commands of the statute,” it said. RCC’s motion should be denied, it said.