China Telecom Says Case Against FCC Should Get Expedited Review

China Telecom countered FCC arguments that, rather than getting expedited review, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit should dismiss its case against the agency revoking Communications Act Section 214 authorizations (see 2102020029). In January, the company sought expedited court review (see 2101220050). The FCC is “determined to rush to judgment and revoke [China Telecom’s] Section 214 authority and authorizations -- without an evidentiary hearing -- arbitrarily and capriciously reversing decades of agency precedent, ignoring its own rules, and denying CTA due process of law,” said a Monday filing (in Pacer) in docket 20-2365: “Respondents’ arguments to the contrary are a distraction.”