Cincinnati SMSA Ltd. Partnership v. Public Utilities Commission

Francis E. Sweeney, Sr., J.

{¶ 1} This is an appeal as of right. The appellant is Cincinnati SMSA Limited Partnership (“Ameritech”). The appellees are the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (“commission”) and intervenor Westside Cellular, Inc. (“Cellnet”).

{¶ 2} Cellnet is a cellular telephone service reseller. As such, it purchases cellular service on a wholesale basis, rebrands the service, and markets it to the general public on a retail basis. On October 18, 1993, Cellnet filed a complaint in commission case No. 93-1758-RC-CSS against wholesale cellular service providers, including…