Legal Opinion
San Juan Cellular Telephone Company, Etc. v. Public Service Commission of Puerto Rico
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 12, 1992No. 91-1980PublishedCited by 160 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREYER, Chief Judge.
The Federal Communications Commission licensed two companies — a private firm and a government-owned firm — to provide cellular telephone service in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico law permits the government-owned company to begin service without further authorization; it requires the privately owned company to obtain a permit from the Commonwealth. See 27 L.P.R.A. §§ 401-404, 410, 1001-1111. The Puerto Rico Public Service Commission granted the private firm the necessary authorization, but it conditioned that authorization upon the company’s paying a 3% (of gross…
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