Prescott Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Utilities & Transportation Commission

— Prescott Telephone and Telegraph Company (Prescott) operates a telephone exchange in Roslyn. Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Company (PNB) operates the exchanges in adjacent Cle Elum and Easton. In telephone exchange maps submitted in 1929 and 1948 PNB also claimed coverage of the North Easton Ridge area, which lies between the Roslyn exchange and the Easton and Cle Elum exchanges. Although PNB has included this area in its exchange maps, presently no one lives in the service area, nor does PNB expect any service to be needed in the near future.

In May 1977, Prescott filed a complaint with…