Opinion ID: 421797
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: The Order on Reconsideration

Text: 44 Just before the oral argument in these cases, the FCC released its disposition of the petitions for reconsideration filed by AT & T, SBS, USTS, and SPCC. See AT & T, FCC 83-125 (Apr. 5, 1983) (Order on Reconsideration ). 12 SBS' petition, which objected to the imposition of the increased ENFIA rates on carriers that had not [229 U.S.App.D.C. 215] signed the ENFIA Agreement, was rejected on the grounds that the 45 agreement was an industry-wide arrangement negotiated to resolve an industry-wide conflict, and that, by its terms, the ENFIA tariff is applicable to any carrier that requires the use of local exchange facilities in the provision of end-to-end MTS/WATS-type interstate services. 46 Id. at 29 n. 65. 13 The USTS and SPCC petitions, which challenged the provision of the Order After Investigation requiring retroactive payments for the five-month suspension period, also were rejected on the ground that the two-way retroactive adjustment provision was a necessary and suitable concomitant of the interim rate that was fully authorized by section 4(i) of the Communications Act. Id. at 21. AT & T's petition, which argued that the FCC had erred in computing the off-peak discounts, was granted in part. As a result of the adjustments made in the Order on Reconsideration, the weighted average monthly OCC minutes per line were increased to 4555, and the overall Elements 2 and 3 rate rose to $186.72 per line per month. Id. at 19. 14