Utah Department of Business Regulation, Division of Public Utilities, Business Telephone Systems v. Public Service Commission

HALL, Justice:

This case arises on writ of certiorari from an order of the Public Service Commission of the State of Utah, pursuant to a petition by appellant Business Telephone Systems of Utah, Inc. (hereinafter “BTS”). BTS challenges a final report and order of the Commission which approved certain service tariffs proposed by the Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Company (hereinafter “Mountain Bell”), a regional subsidiary of American Telephone and Telegraph (hereinafter “AT&T”).

Mountain Bell is a certified public utility in the State of Utah, which enjoys monopoly status with regard to…