Public Utility Commission v. General Telephone Co. of the Southwest

SHANNON, Chief Justice.

Appellee General Telephone Company of the Southwest filed an administrative appeal in the district court of Travis County complaining of an order of the Public Utility Commission of Texas in Docket No. 5610. The Commission, by its order dated February 23, 1989, set new reduced rates and ordered that the new reduced rates not only be made prospective but also retrospective effective January 1, 1987. Such retrospective application of the reduced rates would require the telephone company to refund nearly $140 million. After hearing, the district court granted a temporary…