General Communications Service, Inc. v. Georgia Public Service Commission

Banke, Judge.

The appellee, American Communications Systems, Inc., applied for and was granted authority from the Georgia Public Service Commission to operate a 2-way radio paging service in an area where it had previously operated a 1-way radio paging service. The appellant, General Communications Service, Inc., already operated a 2-way service in the area and intervened to oppose American’s application.

On the same day that American’s application was granted, the Public Service Commission issued an order favorable to General in a separate but related case in which American had intervened as…