Electric Lightwave, Inc. v. Utilities & Transportation Commission

Appellants seek to overturn a superior court order reversing in part and affirming in part three orders issued by the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (Commission or WUTC). We affirm the trial court’s decisions that the Commission is powerless to grant exclusive rights to telecommunications companies, that the Commission properly registered Electric Lightwave, Inc. (ELI) and Digital Direct of Seattle, Inc. (DDS) as telecommunications companies, and that the Commission properly granted Digital Direct of Seattle, Inc.’s bid for competitive status. We also affirm the trial…