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Even so, AT&T will not be fully meeting Western Union's challenge. Under a Federal Communications Commission ruling, both the giant corporation and GTE must wait three years before using satellites for almost any purpose other than conventional long-distance telephone transmission. The FCC's point was to give other companies a chance to establish themselves in the telecommunications field now dominated...
...Citizens for Community Radio filed briefs with the FCC in the matter and promised to delay the case in court as long as possible...
David A. Misch, coordinator of Citizens for Community Radio, said yesterday that he presented 7000 signatures to the FCC on petitions to prevent Family Radio from airing its program. He said that the petitions, in addition to over 100 personal letters, should send the case to court...
Misch said the fact that the FCC received only 25 letters protesting the sale in January compared with the quantity now, is "prima facie" evidence that the public was not informed of the proposed sale before it was approved...
Foelak said yesterday, "The FCC is supposed to sit up and pay attention if there's a significant amount disagreeing with a sale...