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BELL ATLANTIC-PENNSYLVANIA, INC. v. PA PUC

763 A.2d 440 (2000)

BELL ATLANTIC-PENNSYLVANIA, INC., Petitioner, v. PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION, Respondent. Sprint Communications Company, L.P. and the United Telephone Company of Pennsylvania, Petitioners, v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, Respondent. GTE North, Incorporated, Petitioner, v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, Respondent. AT & T Communications of Pennsylvania, Inc., Petitioner, v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, Respondent. MCI Worldcom, Inc., Petitioner, v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, Respondent.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided October 25, 2000.

Reargument Denied January 5, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julia A. Conover, Philadelphia, for petitioner Bell Atlantic-PA, Inc.

Zsuzanna B. Benedek, Harrisburg, for petitioners, Sprint Communications and United Telephone.

Edward J. Fuhr, Richmond, VA, for petitioner, GTE North, Inc.

Robert C. Barber, Oakton, VA, for petitioner A T & T Communications PA.

Jeffrey A. Rackow, Washington, DC, for petitioner, MCI Worldcom, Inc.

Maryanne R. Martin and Kathryn G. Sophy, Harrisburg, for respondent.

Philip B. McClelland, Harrisburg, for intervenor, Office of Consumer Advocate.

Angela T. Jones, Harrisburg, for intervenor, Office of Small Business Advocate.

Christopher B. Craig, Harrisburg, for intervenor, PA Senators (Fumo, Madigan and White).

Stephen P. Hershey, Philadelphia, for intervenor, ATX Telecommunications Services.

Renardo L. Hicks, Harrisburg, for intervenor, Nextlink, Focal, Hyperion, Rythm and CTSI.

BEFORE: DOYLE, President Judge, and COLINS, Judge, McGINLEY, Judge, FRIEDMAN, Judge, KELLEY, Judge, FLAHERTY, Judge, and LEADBETTER, Judge.

                      TABLE OF CONTENTS

OPINION                                                                      440
Introductory Statement 2                                                     452

BACKGROUND - THE GLOBAL SETTLEMENT ATTEMPT                                   453
HISTORY OF THIS CASE - GLOBAL RESOLUTION                                     454
Pleadings - The Two Petitions...

                    
                    
                    

                        

                            

                                
                            

                            

                                

                                    
    
                                        
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