Merger Documents Case Final Briefs Due Jan. 13, Says D.C. Circuit

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit granted an FCC request (see 1411260051) for an expedited briefing schedule in the court’s consideration of programmers’ petition for review of the commission’s confidentiality policies in the AT&T/DirecTV and Comcast/Time Warner Cable transactions, said an order issued Monday. Final briefs in the case are due Jan. 13, as was requested by the FCC and consented to by the programmers. Oral argument would be some weeks later. The FCC has pushed for the case to be resolved quickly to allow the reviews of the Comcast/TWC and AT&T/DirecTV to be completed quickly.