Legal Opinion
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. Public Utility Commission of Texas
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
Decided June 6, 2002No. 03-01-00548-CVPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEE YEAKEL, Justice.
Appellant Southwestern Bell Telephone Company (“SWBT”) appeals from a district-court judgment affirming a final order of appellee the Public Utility Commission of Texas (the “Commission”). Pursuant to the incentive-regulation provisions of the Public Utility Regulatory Act (“PURA”), 1 SWBT applied for a rate increase for “nonpublished exchange” service by means of an informational notice filing. See PURA §§ 58.003(d), .152 (West Supp.2002). The Commission, finding that nonpublished exchange service is a basic service, and therefore subject to a rate cap, rejected SWBT’s…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Cameron v. Terrell & Garrett, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1981
- Moreno v. Sterling Drug, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1990
- St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital v. AgborTexas Supreme Court · 1997
- Simmons v. ArnimTexas Supreme Court · 1920
- Monsanto Co. v. Cornerstones Municipal Utility DistrictTexas Supreme Court · 1993
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Canal Insurance Co. v. Hopkins, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2007
- State v. Public Utility Commission, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2003
- GTE Southwest, Inc. v. Public Utility Commission, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2003
- Public Utility Commission of Texas v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2003
- Canal Insurance Company v. Mark Hopkins D/B/A Hopkins Towing and Recovery, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2007
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