Legal Opinion
In re Waitsfield-Fayston Telephone Co.
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided June 29, 2007No. 05-498PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDooley, J.
¶ 1. Appellant Green Mountain Power Corporation (GMP) appeals a Public Service Board order requiring GMP to refund to appellee Waitsfield-Fayston Telephone Company, Inc. (WFTC) “make-ready” charges paid by WFTC over a period of years. The charges, which were separate from annual rental charges, were for making ready poles owned by GMP to accept telephone lines in addition to the electric lines already on them. GMP raises a host of arguments against the make-ready refund, including that it was time-barred and that GMP lacked sufficient notice that the make-ready charge issue was in the case…
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