York v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Roberts,

This is an appeal from an order of the Commonwealth Court affirming an order of the Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission [hereinafter P.U.C. or Commission] approving the merger of three telephone companies. The Commonwealth Court’s order also denied a request by the Attorney General of Pennsylvania to intervene as an appellant in the proceedings in the Commonwealth Court. For the reasons which we shall set forth in full below, we affirm the order of the Commonwealth Court.

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The controversy which is the basis of this appeal originated in 1966 when the General…