City of Fairbanks v. Alaska Public Utilities Commission

OPINION

MATTHEWS, Justice.

The City of Fairbanks appeals from a decision of the superior court affirming an order of the Alaska Public Utilities Commission which denied Fairbanks a certificate of public convenience and necessity to provide telephone service to the Fort Wainwright Military Reservation, and awarded the certificate to Wire Communications, Inc. (Wirecom) d/b/a Great Land Telephone.

Multiple claims of error are presented. With one exception, we agree with the well reasoned opinion of the superior court. The point on which we differ relates to the Commission’s treatment of the…