Public Utility Commission v. Texas Telephone Ass'n

OPINION

DAVID PURYEAR, Justice.

This case concerns the application by Western Wireless Corporation Texas RSA Limited Partnership (‘Western Wireless”) for state and federal subsidies. Western Wireless sought designation as an eligible telecommunications provider and carrier by the Public Utility Commission (“the Commission”) in order to be eligible to receive subsidies from both federal and state universal service funds. Texas Telephone Association and Texas Statewide Telephone Cooperative, Inc. (collectively “Texas Telephone”) filed motions to intervene to object to Western Wireless receiving…