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BERKSHIRE CABLEVISION OF R.I., INC. v. BURKE

No. 84-248-M.P.

488 A.2d 676 (1985)

BERKSHIRE CABLEVISION OF RHODE ISLAND, INC. v. Edward F. BURKE et al.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

February 20, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael DiBiase, Jeffrey C. Schreck, William P. Robinson, III, Edwards & Angell, Providence, for plaintiff.

John A. Notte III, Providence, for R.I. Div. of PUC.

Mark S. Mandell, Michael S. Schwartz, Mandell, Goodman & Schwartz, Ltd., Providence, William C. Maaia, Rumford, Robert M. Silva, Middletown, for defendants.

Charles J. McCarthy, Ward, McCarthy & Robinson, Providence, pro hac vice for Howard L. Slater, Barry S. Feigenbaum, Byrne & Slater P.C., Hartford, Conn.

R. Daniel Prentiss, Decof & Grimm, Providence, amicus curiae for R.I. League of Cities and Towns.

Brenda L. Fox, Carol A. Melton, Robert St. John Roper, Michael S. Schooler, Timothy C. Sloan, Washington, D.C., amicus curiae for National Cable Television Assoc.

OPINION

KELLEHER, Justice.

This case has been certified to this court by the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit pursuant to Rhode Island Supreme Court Rule 6. Berkshire Cablevision of Rhode Island, Inc. (Berkshire), has challenged two rules issued by Edward F. Burke, the administrator of the Rhode Island Division of Public Utilities and Carriers (Burke or DPUC) governing the operation of Community Antenna Television (CATV) Systems in Rhode...

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