Northern Ohio Telephone Co. v. Public Utilities Commission

Whether the appellant had authority to discontinue telephone service at complainant’s residence and at his restaurant depends upon what appellant’s tariff provisions provide. The tariff provision relied upon by appellant provides that:

“Where amounts due for exchange service are unpaid within twenty (20) days after the date of the monthly statement for exchange service, the telephone company may discontinue the service and remove its equipment from the subscriber’s premises.”

Nothing in the above-quoted tariff expressly gives the appellant authority to discontinue service at one location of a…