Utah Cable Television Operators Ass'n v. Public Service Commission

HALL, Chief Justice:

Plaintiffs appeal from an order of defendant Public Service Commission of Utah in which defendant certified to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that defendant is authorized to regulate utility pole rental contracts between utility companies and cable television companies in this state. Defendant issued this certification for the purpose of establishing Utah’s jurisdiction, as against that of the FCC, over a case in which a cable television company challenged rates set by such contracts.

In 1978, Congress enacted 47 U.S.C. § 224, granting to the FCC authority to…