US WEST COMMUNICATIONS v. PUC

No. 97SA438.

978 P.2d 671 (1999)

US WEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Petitioner-Appellee, v. COLORADO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION, Commissioners Robert J. Hix and Vincent Majkowski, Respondents-Appellants.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

April 26, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Denman & Corbetta, P.C., Steven H. Denman, Richard L. Corbetta, Melissa A. O'Leary, Denver, Colorado, US West Communications, Inc., Kathryn E. Ford, Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Petitioner-Appellee.

Ken Salazar, Attorney General, Barbara McDonnell, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Michael E. McLachlan, Solicitor General, Linda L. Siderius, Deputy Attorney General, Raymond L. Gifford, First Assistant Attorney General, Eugene C. Cavaliere, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Regulatory Law Section, Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Respondents-Appellants Colorado Public Utilities Commission, Commissioner Robert J. Hix and Commissioner Vincent Majkowski.


Justice KOURLIS delivered the Opinion of the Court.

In this case, the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC or Commission) appeals an order of the Denver District Court setting aside two PUC rules concerning nondiscriminatory access to "premium listings"1 and "guide pages"2 in white pages telephone directories. The PUC issued these rules pursuant to Colorado's 1995 telecommunications deregulation act, which...

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