UNION TELEPHONE CO. v. WYO. PUBLIC SERV. COM'N

No. 94-269.

910 P.2d 1362 (1996)

UNION TELEPHONE COMPANY, INC.; and U S West Communications, Inc., Appellants (Petitioners), v. The WYOMING PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION; Bil Tucker, John R. Smyth, and Stephen N. Ellenbecker, in their official capacities as Commissioners of the Wyoming Public Service Commission, Appellees (Respondents), and Silver Star Telephone Company, Inc., Appellee (Respondent).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

February 8, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce S. Asay, Cheyenne, and V. Anthony Vehar of Vehar, Beppler, Lavery, Rose & Boal, P.C., Evanston, for Appellant Union Telephone Co., Inc.

Paul J. Hickey and Richard D. Bush of Hickey, Mackey, Evans, Walker & Stewart, Cheyenne, and Walter M. Kelly, II, U S West Law Department, Denver, Colorado, for Appellant U.S. West Communications, Inc.

Joseph B. Meyer, Attorney General; Michael L. Hubbard, Senior Assistant Attorney General; and Kristin Lee, Assistant Attorney General, Cheyenne, for Appellee Wyo. Public Service Com'n and its Commissioners.

Dennis L. Sanderson, Afton, for Appellee Silver Star Telephone Co., Inc.

Before GOLDEN, C.J., and THOMAS, MACY, TAYLOR and LEHMAN, JJ.


TAYLOR, Justice.

This case is almost identical to Tri County Telephone Assoc. v. Wyoming Public Service Com'n, 910 P.2d 1359 (Wyo.1996). Both cases raise questions about the scope of the Wyoming Public Service Commission's authority. Here, as in Tri County Telephone Assoc., the Wyoming Public Service Commission set a cap on the sale price of certain telephone exchanges. Additionally, this case raises questions regarding...

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