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AMERICAN CABLE TV v. ARIZ. PUBLIC SERVICE

Nos. 1 CA-CIV 6567, 1 CA-CIV 6568.

143 Ariz. 273 (1983)

693 P.2d 928

AMERICAN CABLE TELEVISION, INC., an Arizona corporation; Cablecom-General, Inc., an Oklahoma corporation; and Arizona Cable Television Association, an Arizona non-profit corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant. AMERICAN CABLE TELEVISION, INC., an Arizona corporation; Cablecom-General, Inc., an Oklahoma corporation; and Arizona Cable Television Association, an Arizona non-profit corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION, B.L. "Bud" Tims, James Weeks, and Diane B. McCarthy, as Commissioners of and constituting the Arizona Corporation Commission, Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department A.

Review Denied February 2, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martori, Meyer, Hendricks & Victor, P.A. by Randall C. Nelson, Ron Kilgard, Phoenix, Hogan & Hartson by Gary L. Christensen, Paul Glist, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff-appellee American Cable Television, Inc.

Brown & Bain, P.A. by Alan H. Blanken-heimer, Casceil C. Medlin, Phoenix, for plaintiff-appellee Cablecom-General, Inc.

Ryley, Carlock & Ralston, P.A. by N. Warner Lee, Abigail Carson Berger, Phoenix, for plaintiff-appellee Arizona Cable Television Ass'n.

Wentworth & Lundin by John E. Lundin, Charles W. Herf, Phoenix, for defendant-appellant Arizona Public Service Co.

James M. Flenner, Chief Counsel, Legal Div., Phoenix, for defendant-appellants Arizona Corp. Com'n and members.

OPINION

CONTRERAS, Judge.

This is a consolidated appeal from the decision of the Superior Court, the Honorable Robert A. Hertzberg, declaring that the Arizona Corporation Commission (Commission) lacks the authority required under federal and state law to displace the jurisdiction of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over cable television pole attachment agreements. The dispute arose after plaintiffs-appellees challenged the Commission's action on...

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