MCI TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP. v. STATE

No. 95-0915.

209 Wis.2d 310 (1997)

562 N.W.2d 594

MCI TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Respondent-Petitioner, v. The STATE of Wisconsin, Cathy S. Zeuske, in her capacity as the Treasurer of the State of Wisconsin; and the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, Defendants-Appellants.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided May 13, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiff-respondent-petitioner there were briefs by Niles Berman, Janet L. Kelly and Wheeler, Van Sickel & Anderson, S.C., Madison and of counsel Matthew H. Berns and MCI Telecommunications Corporation, Chicago, IL and oral argument by Niles Berman.

For the defendants-appellants the cause was argued by Steven Levine, legal counsel with whom on the brief was Steven M. Schur, chief counsel for the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin.


¶ 1. DONALD W. STEINMETZ, J.

The issue in this case is whether the Public Service Commission's (PSC) interpretation of Wis. Stat. § 196.85(2),1 specifically its interpretation of the phrase "revenues. . .derived from intrastate operations," is a correct interpretation that is consistent with the language of the statute. We hold that the interpretation of the phrase "revenues. . .derived...

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