Agro v. Public Utilities Commission

CLIFFORD, Justice.

Plaintiffs 1 appeal from an order of the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) dismissing their complaint against New England Telephone Co. (NET). Plaintiffs argue that the PUC exceeded its statutory authority by dismissing their complaint, a complaint that has substantive merit, on the basis that Plaintiffs could obtain complete relief in other dockets currently pending or soon to be brought before the PUC. Because the dismissal is not warranted by the language and history of the statute, we vacate and remand the case to the PUC.

Plaintiffs are telephone customers who reside in…