In Re COMPLAINT OF McLEODUSA TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, INC

Appellant Commerce Charter Township appeals as of right from the February 21, 2006, order of appellee Public Service Commission (PSC) approving a telecommunications permit between appellant and appellee McLeodUSA Telecommunications Services, Inc. (McLeodUSA). We affirm.

I. BASIC FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

McLeodUSA is a service provider that operates a fiber-optic telecommunications system throughout much of southern Michigan. It initially obtained a permit for access to, and ongoing use of, appellant’s public rights-of-way for its fiber-optic cables under MCL 484.2251, a provision of the…