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CONSUMER ADVOCATE v. COMMERCE COM'N

No. 89-996.

465 N.W.2d 280 (1991)

OFFICE OF CONSUMER ADVOCATE, Appellee, v. IOWA STATE COMMERCE COMMISSION, Respondent, United Telephone Company of Iowa, Intervenor-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

January 23, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

B.C. Clayton and Jeffrey K. Rosencrants of Diehl, Clayton & Cleverly, Newton, and Joseph P. Cowin, Overland Park, Kan., for intervenor-appellant United Telephone.

James R. Maret, Consumer Advocate, and Alexis K. Wodtke, Des Moines, for appellee Office of Consumer Advocate.

Susan Allender and Allan Kniep, Des Moines, for respondent Iowa State Commerce Comm'n, now the Iowa Utilities Bd.

Considered by McGIVERIN, C.J., and HARRIS, LAVORATO, NEUMAN, and SNELL, JJ.

NEUMAN, Justice.

This appeal examines the distinction drawn between general and non-general utility rate increases and the hearing requirements applicable to each. The controversy stems from proposed increases in charges for telephone operator service and directory assistance. Although the Utilities Board concluded without hearing that the increases were reasonable, the district court decided on judicial review that making such a factual determination on the present...

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