Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Florida Public Service Commission

OVERTON, Justice.

This is a direct appeal by Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company from an order of the Florida Public Service Commission approving, in part, Bell’s petition for a rate increase for telephone service. The rate increase allowed was less than the amount Bell had requested. We have jurisdiction, article V, section 3(b)(2), Florida Constitution, and we affirm the order of the Public Service Commission.

Southern Bell filed a petition with the Public Service Commission seeking approval of rates which would increase annual revenues by $288,374,110. Bell’s request was based on a…