Legal Opinion

Amtel Communications, Inc. v. Public Utility Commission

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided February 20, 1985No. 14215PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POWERS, Justice.

Amtel Communications, a supplier of telephone-related equipment, filed in the Public Utility Commission a complaint against Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, a public utility that supplies telecommunications services. In Amtel’s complaint, it charged that the combined effects of Bell’s tariff charges and certain of its business policies were discriminatory and anticompetitive, and therefore in violation of §§ 38, 45 and 47 of Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat. Ann. art. 1446c (Supp.1985), Public Utility Regulatory Act (“PURA”). Amtel request*98ed that the Commission amend Bell’s tariffs and…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
  2. Texas Health Facilities Commission v. Charter Medical-Dallas, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1984
  3. United States v. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific R.Supreme Court of the United States · 1935
  4. Federal Communications Commission v. RCA Communications, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1953
  5. City of Texarkana v. WigginsTexas Supreme Court · 1952

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. Public Utility CommissionCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1987
  2. City of El Paso v. Public Utility Commission of TexasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1992
  3. Pedernales Electric Cooperative, Inc. v. Public Utility CommissionCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1991
  4. Hollywood Calling v. Public Utility CommissionCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1991
  5. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. Public Utility CommissionCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1988

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