Consolidated Telephone Cooperative v. Western Wireless Corp.

NEUMANN, Justice.

[¶ 1] Consolidated Telephone Cooperative (“Consolidated”) appealed from a judgment upholding the Public Service Commission’s ruling that Western Wireless Corporation (“Western”) need not obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity before offering wireless residential service in Regent. We conclude the Commission’s finding that Western’s wireless residential service is a commercial mobile radio service as defined by federal law is supported by a preponderance of the evidence. We further conclude the Commission correctly ruled Western need not obtain a certificate…