Legal Opinion

Union Telephone Co. v. Wyoming Public Service Commission

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided August 31, 2006No. Nos. 05-198, 05-199Published

1Opinion of the Court

BURKE, Justice.

[¶ 1] Union Telephone Company (Union) appeals from an Order Granting Motion to Dismiss in which the district court determined it lacked subject matter jurisdiction to review two decisions of the Public Service Commission (PSC) regarding an interconnection agreement between Union and Qwest Corporation (Qwest). The district court held that the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 (the Act)1 vests exclusive jurisdiction in the federal courts for judicial review of a State commission decision concerning interconnection agreements. We agree with the finding of the district court…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. At&T Corp. v. Iowa Utilities BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  2. Mci Telecommunication Corporation v. Bell Atlantic-PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
  3. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. Brooks Fiber Communications of Oklahoma, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2000
  4. Wyoming Community College Commission v. Casper Community College DistrictWyoming Supreme Court · 2001
  5. MCI Worldcom, Inc. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2004

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