State ex rel. Consumers' Counsel v. Public Utilities Commission

{¶ 1} In a case before respondent Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, SBC Ohio sought to approximately double its rates for unbundled network elements (“UNEs”) provided to competitive carriers. In re Review of SBC Ohio’s TELRIC1 Costs for Unbundled Network Elements, case No. 02-1280-TP-UNC. On December 17, 2003, the commission set hearing procedures for the SBC Ohio case and denied SBC Ohio’s request for an increase in interim UNE rates. Id. In Review of SBC Ohio’s TELRIC Costs, at 6-7, the commission stated, “Although we are commencing a reexamination of certain TELRIC components as…