Legal Opinion
Rochester Telephone Corp. v. Public Service Commission
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 31, 1995PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Smith, J.
In July 1993, the Public Service Commission (PSC) reduced the permissible utility rate Rochester Telephone Corporation (RTC) could charge its ratepayers by imputing revenue to RTC in the form of a 2% royalty arising out of improper cost-shifting and uncompensated transfers of RTC’s intangible assets between RTC and its subsidiaries and affiliates. PSC also created a rebuttable presumption of a 2% royalty in the future for other regulated utilities. The issue presented to this Court is whether the Appellate Division erred in confirming the actions of the PSC. We…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Pike v. Bruce Church, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Board of Public Utility Commissioners v. New York Telephone Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- New York State Council of Retail Merchants, Inc. v. Public Service CommissionNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- Abrams v. Public Service CommissionNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. v. Public Service CommissionNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
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