Ohio Bell Telephone Co. v. Public Utilities Commission

Ohio Bell contends the commission erred in finding that it provided Carpet Color with legally inadequate telephone service. We disagree and affirm the orders of the commission.

In the proceeding below, the burden rested upon Carpet Color to demonstrate, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the telephone service provided by Ohio Bell was inadequate. See, e.g., Ohio Bell Tel. Co. v. Pub. Util. Comm. (1984), 14 Ohio St. 3d 49, 14 OBR 444, 471 N.E. 2d 475; Boyle-Midway v. Pub. Util. Comm. (1971), 25 Ohio St. 2d 11, 54 O.O. 2d 154, 266 N.E. 2d 838, and the cases therein cited.

Ohio Bell…