SALT LAKE CITIZENS CONGRESS v. MOUNTAIN STATES TEL. AND TEL. CO.

Nos. 900020, 900076.

846 P.2d 1245 (1992)

SALT LAKE CITIZENS CONGRESS, Petitioner, v. MOUNTAIN STATES TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH COMPANY, dba Mountain Bell; the Public Service Commission of Utah, Respondents. COMMITTEE OF CONSUMER SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, DIVISION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES, State of Utah, Petitioner, v. MOUNTAIN STATES TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY, dba Mountain Bell; the Public Service Commission of Utah, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Utah.

December 31, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Paul Van Dam, Kent Walgren, Salt Lake City, for Committee of Consumer Services.

Floyd A. Jensen, Ted D. Smith, Salt Lake City, for Mountain Bell.

Bruce M. Plenk, Salt Lake City, for Salt Lake Citizens Congress.

David L. Stott, Salt Lake City, for Public Service Com'n.


STEWART, Justice:

The Salt Lake Citizens Congress and the Committee of Consumer Services seek a writ of review of the dismissal of their consolidated requests for agency action by the Public Service Commission. We reverse and remand.

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