Radio Communications, Inc. v. Public Service Commission

In 1971 the General Assembly of Maryland adopted an act designated as Chapter 543 of the Laws of Maryland which amended the Public Service Commission (hereinafter PSC) law to bring within the PSC’s jurisdiction all radio common carriers. Maryland Code (1957, 1980 Repl. Vol.) Art. 78, § 55A subsection (b) of the Act contains a "grandfather” clause which provides for the certification of all radio common carriers operating and licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on July 1, 1971. Radio common carriers which provided mobile radio communication by either verbal radio contact or…