New Par v. Public Utilities Commission

Francis E. Sweeney, Sr., J.

{¶ 1} This is an appeal as of right. The appellants are New Par, f.k.a. AirTouch Cellular, n.k.a. Verizon, and a number of other entities that have done business as cellular telephone service providers. The appellees are the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (“commission”) and intervenor Westside Cellular, Inc., which does business as Cellnet.

{¶ 2} Cellnet is a cellular telephone service reseller. As such, it purchases cellular service on a wholesale basis, rebrands the service, and markets it to the general public on a retail basis. On October 18,1993, Cellnet…