Legal Opinion
Office of People's Counsel v. Maryland Public Service Commission
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided July 27, 1999No. 120, Sept. Term, 1997PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BELL, Chief Judge.
The central issue in this case is whether telecommunication rates set pursuant to Maryland Code (1957, 1995 Repl.Vol.) Article 78, § 69(e) 1 , an “alternative” form of regulation, must meet the “just and reasonable rates” requirement of the traditional rate of return regulatory scheme, and in particular § 68(a).
The Public Service Commission (the “Commission” or “PSC”), in Order No. 73011, In Matter of the Inquiry into Alternative Forms of Regulating Telephone Companies, Case No. 8715, 1995 WL 848271, adopted an alternative form of regulation, specifically a price cap…
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