Illinois Bell Telephone Co. v. Illinois Commerce Commission

PRESIDING JUSTICE BRESLIN

delivered the opinion of the court:

Illinois Bell Telephone Company (Ameritech) filed the instant petition for appellate review of the Illinois Commerce Commission’s (Commission’s) ruling that certain services it offered to business customers are noncompetitive within the meaning of section 13— 502(b) of the Illinois Public Utilities Act (Act), 220 ILCS 5/13 — 502(b) (West 1994). We hold that the Commission’s interpretation of section 13 — 502(b) was not clearly erroneous. We therefore defer to the Commission’s interpretation. In addition, we hold that the Commission’s…