Standish Telephone Co. v. Public Utilities Commission

WERNICK, Active Retired Justice.

On October 27, 1983, Saco River Communications Corporation1 (Saco River), on behalf ■ of its subsidiary corporate division Communications Design, instituted a proceeding before the Public Utilities Commission (Commission). Saco River asked that, pursuant to 35 M.R.S.A. §§ 2301 and 2302 (Supp.1984), respectively, the Commission authorize Communications Design to act as a telephone company and grant to it, as an authorized telephone company, a certificate of public convenience and necessity allowing it to provide discounted intrastate long distance telephone…