...requires a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the Commission before a common carrier may undertake the construction of a new line or of an extension of any line, or acquire or operate any line or extension thereof, or engage in transmission over or by means of such...

...remanded sub nom.. MCI v. FCC, 765 F.2d 1186 (DC Cir. 19o5T " 8 Section 214 provides in pertinent part: No carrier shall undertake the construction of a new line or of an extension of any line, or ahall acquire or operate any line, or extension thereof, or ahall engage In transmission over or by...

...basis of a maximum permissible "rate of return" on their investments. Thus, the act stipulates that "No carrier shall undertake the construction of a new line or of an extension thereof ... unless and until there shall first have been obtained from the Commission a certificate...

...convenience, and necessity will be served thereby," ie, by the license transfer. Section 214(a) states: "No carrier shall undertake the construction of a...extension of any line, or shall acquire or operate any lines, or extension thereof, or shall engage in transmission over or by means of such additional or...

...convenience, and necessity will be served thereby," ie, by the license transfer. Section 214(ai states: "No carrier shall undertake the construction of a...extension of any line, or shall acquire or operate any lines, or extension thereof, or shall engage in transmission over or by means of such additional or...

...convenience, and necessity will be served thereby," ie, by the license transfer. Section 214<a) states: T'Jo carrier shall undertake the construction of a new...extension of any line, or shall acquire or operate any lines, or extension thereof, or shall engage in transmission over or by means of such additional or...

...service has commenced, to discontinue that service. Specifically, Section 214 of the Act provides that "[n]o carrier shall undertake the construction of...any line, or shall acquire or operate any line, or shall engage in transmission over or by means of such additional or extended line, unless and until...

...convenience, and necessity will be served thereby," ie, by the license transfer. Section 214(a) states: "No carrier shall undertake the construction of a...extension of any line, or shall acquire or operate any lines, or extension thereof, or shall engage in transmission over or by means of such additional or...

...the construction of a new line or of an extension of any line, or shall acquire or operate any lines, or extension thereof, or shall engage in transmission over or by means of such additional or extended lines, unless and until there shall first have been obtained from the Commission a certificate that...

...6 Sec. 214. in pertinent part, reads as follows : "No carrier shall undertake the construction of n new line or of an extension of any line or shall acquire...any line, or extension thereof, or shall engage In transmute over or by means of such additional or extended line, unless and until there shall fir?1...