Beaver Creek Cooperative Telephone Co. v. Public Utility Commission

Petitioner Beaver Creek Cooperative Telephone Company (Beaver Creek) seeks judicial review pursuant to ORS 183.400 of three rules adopted by the Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC). Two of those rules, OAR 860-032-0010(4) and (5), require cooperatives seeking to provide local exchange telecommunications service within the boundaries of the local exchanges of other telecommunication services providers to obtain a certificate of authority as “competitive providers” under ORS 759.020. The third rule, OAR 860-032-0007(15), requires all holders of certificates of authority issued by the PUC to…