Ram Broadcasting of Michigan, Inc v. Michigan Public Service Commission

D. E. Holbrook, Jr., J.

Plaintiff appeals as of right from a judgment of the circuit court affirming two orders of the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC). Both orders involve the MPSC’s finding that it lacks specific jurisdiction to regulate radio common carriers (RCCs).

There is no factual dispute to decide or evidentiary record to review in this case. We are faced with a pure question of law as to whether the MPSC and circuit court erred in their statutory interpretation that found the MPSC without jurisdiction to regulate RCCs. A brief description of the proceedings which led to this…