Legal Opinion
Appeal of New England Cable Television Ass'n
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided February 21, 1985No. 84-173PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrock, J.
The issue in this appeal is whether the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has authority to regulate the rates, terms, and conditions for attachments made by cable television companies to poles owned or controlled by public utilities. The PUC, in a two-to-one decision, ruled that it did have such authority. For the reasons that follow, we reverse.
The procedural history of this case is brief. Concord Electric Company (the Company) in August, 1983, petitioned the PUC for an order certifying to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) *150that the PUC regulates the rates, terms and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- State v. New Hampshire Gas Electric Co.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1932
- Appeal of Omni Communications, Inc.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1982
- In Re New Hampshire Gas & Electric Co.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1936
- Allied New Hampshire Gas Co. v. Tri-State Gas & Supply Co.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1966
- NH Pub. Util. Comm'n v. NaughtonSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1978
3Cited by2 opinions
- Appeal of ZimmermanSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1997
- Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. v. Maryland/Delaware Cable Television Ass'nCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1987