The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case on the ability of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and other federal agencies to determine the scope of their own jurisdiction.  Generally, under the Supreme Court’s decision in Chevron USA v. NRDC, courts must defer to agencies’ interpretations of ambiguous statutes within the agencies’ respective areas of regulation.  In City of Arlington v. FCC, the Supreme Court will determine whether courts must apply this same deference to agencies’ interpretations of statutory provisions governing their own authority. 
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