Department of Corrections v. Public Utilities Commission

[¶ 1] The Department of Corrections appeals from an order of the Public Utilities Commission finding that the Commission has jurisdiction, pursuant to 35-A M.R.S. §§ 102(13), (19), and 103(2)(A) (2008), to hear and decide a rate complaint against the Department regarding the Department’s inmate telephone system. The Department asserts three arguments in support of its contention that the Commission erred in making this finding: the Commission cannot assert jurisdiction over the Department because the statutory definition of “telephone utility” contained in title 35-A does not explicitly…