Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. Kansas Corp. Commission

PlERRON, J.:

This is an appeal by Southwestern Bell Telephone (SWBT) from an order of the Kansas Corporation Commission (Commission) relating to nonrecurring rates for unbundled network elements (UNE). Specifically, SWBT argues the Commission could not make its order retroactive under K.S.A. 66-1181, which provided that the Commission’s orders became effective 30 days after any motion for reconsideration was denied or ruled upon. SWBT also argues the Commission could not use K.S.A. 2000 Supp. 66-1181 to make its order retroactive because the 1999 statutory change was not effective until 5…