GTE NORTHWEST v. PUBLIC UTILITY COM'N

88-954; CA A71751.

852 P.2d 918 (1993)

120 Or. App. 401

GTE NORTHWEST INCORPORATED and Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Company, dba U S West Communications, Petitioners, v. PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF OREGON, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided May 19, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary Burns Tomlinson, U S West Communications, Inc., Portland, argued the cause and filed the brief for petitioner Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Co.

James M. Brown, Salem, argued the cause for petitioner GTE Northwest Inc. With him on the brief was Enfield, Guimond & Brown, Salem.

Keith Kutler, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Charles S. Crookham, Atty. Gen., Virginia L. Linder, Sol. Gen., and Robert M. Atkinson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem.

Before RICHARDSON, C.J., and DEITS and RIGGS, JJ.


RIGGS, Judge.

Petitioners are "telecommunications public utilities," subject to regulation by the Public Utility Commission (PUC). They brought this proceeding under ORS 183.400 to challenge portions of the PUC rule codified at OAR 860-27-052.1 In various respects, they argue that the rule is contrary to statutory requirements, exceeds the agency's regulation authority and is unconstitutional. The rule requires certain accounting treatment...

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