Legal Opinion

MCI WorldCom Communications, Inc. v. Public Utility Commission

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 29, 2003PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

Judge PELLEGRINI.

MCI WorldCom Communications, Inc. and MCIMetro Access Transmission Services, LLC (collectively, MCI) appeal from a decision and order of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) holding that due to an order of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), a “change-in-law” provision in an Interconnection Agreement between MCI and Verizon Pennsylvania, Inc. (Verizon) “permitted” an amendment to their rate schedule.

The Interconnection Agreement that is at issue in this case was entered into as a result of The Telecommunications Act of 1996(Act), 47 U.S.C. §§…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Morrison v. Com., Dept. of Pub. WelfareSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  2. Drummond v. University of PennsylvaniaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  3. City of Chester v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2002

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Bowers v. T-NETIXCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  2. Altoona First Savings Bank, a PA Chartered Mutual Savings Bank v. The Twp. of Logan ~ Appeal of: Twp. of LoganCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2021

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