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Michael O'Rielly

O’Rielly: FCC Shows Horrific Treatment of Standard General-Tegna Deal

Former FCC member Michael O’Rielly

Any experienced telecom practitioner can share the basic truth that from time to time the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) simply makes mistakes and occasionally even skirts outside the bounds of its legal authority. While generally well-meaning, the agency is not infallible and it can be overly aggressive to serve select agendas. 

To rectify this, there is a cherished right and longstanding practice that any party that has standing can challenge the commission to reconsider an action or petition the court to set aside a particular decision.  Sometimes these challenges have strong arguments and win; often, they do not. 

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