Farmers Telephone Co. v. Federal Communications Commission

MAGILL, Circuit Judge.

Members of the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) have petitioned for review of a decision by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which interpreted 47 C.F.R. ■ ■§ 36.154(f) contrary to an interpretation of that same regulation by NECA. We affirm.

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This case 'concerns the allocation of certain telephone company operating costs between federal and state jurisdictions. The rates charged by each telephone company are generally based on that company’s operating costs. 'Because the FCC regulates rates for interstate telephone service and state utility…