Legal Opinion
GTE Northwest Inc. v. Public Utility Commission
Oregon Supreme Court
Decided August 24, 1995No. PUC 98-852; CA A81647; SC S41791PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGraber, J.
GTE Northwest, Inc., (GTE) challenges, under ORS 183.400, 1 certain rules adopted by the Public Utility Commission (PUC). For the following reasons, we hold that the challenged rules are invalid.
I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
In June 1993, the PUC adopted rules that created a regulatory framework for telecommunications, known as the Open Network Architecture (ONA). Those rules have been codified at OAR chapter 860, division 35.
As pertinent here, the ONA relates to two types of competitors in the telecommunications market — local exchange carriers (LECs) and enhanced service providers…
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