Legal Opinion
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. v. Public Service Commission
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 29, 1977No. 11027PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GALLAGHER, Associate Judge:
This is an appeal from an order of the Public Service Commission (Commission) which has the effect of denying petitioner, the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. (C&P), the right to initiate and make effective a rate for a “new service,” 1 the DIMENSION ® PBX, without prior Commission approval. 2 C&P contends that the Commission does not have the statutory authority to require regulated utilities to obtain prior approval before they may market a “new service.” 3
On December 29, 1975, C&P filed with the Commission a new tariff offering for the DIMENSION ® PBX. The…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Abbott Laboratories v. GardnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Udall v. TallmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- United Gas Pipe Line Co. v. Mobile Gas Service Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Delaware River Port Authority v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
- Ohio Bell Telephone Co. v. Public Utilities CommissionOhio Supreme Court · 1969
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- American Combustion, Inc. v. Minority Business Opportunity CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Office of People's Counsel v. Public Service CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- District of Columbia Preservation League v. Department of Consumer & Regulatory AffairsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
- Professional Answering Service, Inc. v. Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989
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