This Week in the Circuits: DC Circuit Considers Emergency Response Network Changes

Welcome to This Week in the Circuits, a look at the most significant cases before federal appeals courts.

A DC Circuit panel convenes Monday to hear a challenge to a Federal Communications Commission order that altered the licensing framework for a radio band that police, firefighters, and other first responders use during emergencies.

The case, which involves an alleged federal takeover of what had been a local spectrum band, pits telecom giants against one another—with AT&T on one side and Verizon and T-Mobile on the other.

The FCC says its 2024 order was an appropriate use of regulatory authority that ...