Legal Opinion
Southern Pacific Communications Co. v. Corporation Commission
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided November 3, 1978No. 49457PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOOLIN, Justice:
This is a jurisdictional problem matching intrastate regulation by the Corporation Commission of Oklahoma against interstate regulation by the Federal Communications-Commission. Appellant,. Southern Pacific Communications Company (Southern), as successor in interest to United Video, is a specialized common carrier with authority from Oklahoma Corporation Commission (Commission) to operate intrastate microwave transmission between Tulsa and Oklahoma City. 1 Southern also operates nationwide interstate private line telephone company services, authorized by the Federal…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Ivy Broadcasting Company, Inc. v. American Telephone and Telegraph Company and New York Telephone Company, Defendants-Appellees-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
- MCI Communications Corporation v. American Telephone & Telegraph Company and the Bell Telephone Company of PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
- Petition of Lloyd Clifton for a Writ of Habeas Corpus v. Gene Cox, Sheriff of Humboldt County, CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
- American Telephone and Telegraph Company v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, Data Transmission Company, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
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