Legal Opinion
In Re the Deregulation of the Installation & Maintenance of Inside Wiring
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided March 8, 1988No. CO-87-1768PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NORTON, Judge.
This appeal involves the costs associated with the installation and maintenance of telephone wires located within the buildings of telephone customers (“inside wiring”). Following deregulation of inside wiring by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in February 1986, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (“Commission”) began proceedings to investigate the reasonableness of rates charged by Minnesota telephone companies. Determining that relator Northwestern Bell (NWB) had failed to show cause why its rates should not be reduced as a result of the deregulation,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Reserve Mining Co. v. HerbstSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
- State v. Tri-State Telephone and Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1939
- Petition of Northern States Power Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1987
- Minnesota Microwave, Inc. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1971
- Northern Natural Gas Co. v. Minnesota Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Petition of Minnesota Power & Light Co.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1989
- In Re the Request for Service in Qwest's Tofte ExchangeCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2003
- In the Matter of Petition of N. St. PowerCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2004