Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided May 10, 1990No. 195PA89PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRYE, Justice.
Two questions are presented for our consideration: (1) whether the North Carolina Utilities Commission (Commission) has the authority to exercise jurisdiction over complaints arising from incorrect listings in yellow pages advertising in a regulated telephone utility’s directory; and (2) whether the Commission’s finding that BellSouth Advertising and Publishing Company (BAPCO) acted as the agent or alter ego of Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company (Southern Bell) is supported by competent, material, and substantial evidence. We answer the first question in the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Gas House, Inc. v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1976
- State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1983
- Pride v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1964
- Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Public Service CommissionWyoming Supreme Court · 1987
- The Classified Directory Subscribers Association v. Public Service Commission of the District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Bellsouth Carolinas PCS, L.P. v. Henderson County Zoning Board of AdjustmentCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2005
- In re J.G.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2007
- State ex rel. Utilities Commission v. Buck Island, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2003
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