Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Co. v. Eachus

This case is before us on remand from the Oregon Supreme Court. 320 Or 557, 888 P2d 562 (1995). It is an appeal from a circuit court judgment that stayed in part and affirmed in part an order of the Public Utility Commission (PUC) in an “own motion” proceeding, ORS 759.515, in which PUC, after a contested case hearing, reduced the rates of Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Co. (PNB), nka US West Communications, Inc. The appellants are two citizens’ advocacy organizations, the Citizens’ Utility Board (CUB), and the Utility Reform Project (URP). We review PUC’s decision pursuant to ORS 756.594…