General Telephone Co. of the Northwest, Inc. v. Utilities & Transportation Commission

(dissenting) — In the fall of 1982, General Telephone Company of the Northwest (GTNW) sought to increase its revenues by $49,272,000. The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission devoted 10 days of hearings delving into the merits of the proposal and 2 days of hearings for the taking of public testimony. This process produced nearly 2,000 pages of testimony and 116 exhibits, most of which were technical in nature. The testimony of *47518 expert witnesses was presented and each party was given the opportunity to present full argument addressing the issues in the proceeding.

After these…