Legal Opinion
US West Communications, Inc. v. Wyoming Public Service Commission
Wyoming Supreme Court
Decided October 22, 1999No. 98-82PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MACY, Justice.
Appellant US WEST Communications, Inc. appeals from the order issued by Appellee Wyoming Public Service Commission (the commission) in which it concluded that US WEST’S Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) was a noncompetitive, essential telecommunications service and was subject to regulation by the commission.
We reverse.
ISSUE
US WEST presents a single issue in its appeal:
Did the Public Service Commission of Wyoming err when it concluded that ISDN is an essential service under the Wyoming Telecommunications Act of 1995?
FACTS
On June 24,1996, US WEST filed a report of tariff…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Everheart v. S & L IndustrialWyoming Supreme Court · 1998
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