Legal Opinion
Washington Independent Telephone Ass'n v. Washington Utilities & Transportation Commission
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided March 8, 2002No. 26832-9-IIPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHunt, J.
— Washington Independent Telephone Association (WITA) appeals the superior court’s denial of its petition for review of Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission’s (WUTC) designation of U.S. Cellular Corporation (USCC) as an additional “eligible telecommunications carrier” (ETC) in several rural service areas already served by WITA members. We hold that (1) the WITA members have no constitutionally protected status as exclusive providers for their present service areas and (2) WUTC’s designation of USCC as an ETC meets the requisite legal criteria. We affirm.
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