MCI Telecommunications Corp. v. State

The Public Service Commission (PSC) and Cathy Zeuske, in her capacity as treasurer of the State of Wisconsin, appeal from an order reversing the PSC's interpretation of § 196.85(2), STATS., Wisconsin's "remainder assessment" statute, and from an order denying their motion for reconsideration.1 The PSC concluded that MCI *397Telecommunications Corporation's revenues from sales of interexchange telecommunications (long-distance telephone calls) that originate in Wisconsin and terminate outside the state are "revenues . . . derived from intrastate operations" within the meaning of § 196.85(2). We…