Legal Opinion
Popowsky v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 27, 2007No. 71, 72 MAP 2007PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice SAYLOR.
Appeal was allowed to review the Commonwealth Court’s decision overturning the Public Utility Commission’s approval of the Verizon/MCI merger.
Pursuant to Pennsylvania’s Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. §§ 101-3316, the Public Utility Commission (the “PUC” or the “Commission”) is the Commonwealth administrative agency which regulates jurisdictional public utilities, including various telecommunications companies. Public utilities are obliged, under the Code, to obtain Commission approval for a proposed merger in the form of a certificate of public convenience. See 66…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Popowsky v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
- Commonwealth v. $6,425.00 Seized from EsquilinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
- York v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
- Elite Industries, Inc. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
- Northern Pennsylvania Power Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Cnty. of Butler v. Centurylink Commc'ns, LLCSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
- Gen. Motors, LLC v. Bureau of Professional and Occupational AffairsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
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