Office of Consumer Advocate v. Iowa Utilities Board

LARSON, Justice.

The Office of Consumer Advocate (OCA)1 appealed a district court ruling approving an Iowa Utilities Board deter*874mination that a rate reduction plan presented by Qwest Corporation (formerly US WEST) for selected telecommunications services should be approved. We affirm.

I. Facts and Prior Proceedings.

A three-year price regulation plan was submitted pursuant to Iowa Code section 476.97(1) (1997) by Qwest on July 1, 1998, and approved by the board. The price plan included provisions for rate increases and, as relevant in this case, provisions for rate decreases as well:

E. Price…