BELLSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. v. JACOBS

No. SC01-2205.

834 So.2d 855 (2002)

BELLSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC., Appellant, v. E. Leon JACOBS, Jr., et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied December 27, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen H. Grimes of Holland & Knight LLP, Tallahassee, FL; and Adorno & Yoss, P.A., Miami, FL, for Appellant.

Harold McLean, General Counsel, and Richard C. Bellak, Associate General Counsel, on behalf of Florida Public Service Commission, Tallahassee, FL; and Jack Shreve, Public Counsel, and Robert D. Vandiver, Associate Public Counsel and Stephen M. Presnell, Associate Public Counsel, Tallahassee, FL, on behalf of Citizens of the State of Florida, Appellees.


LEWIS, J.

We have on appeal a decision of the Florida Public Service Commission relating to the rates of a telephone utility. We have jurisdiction under article V, section 3(b)(2) of the Florida Constitution.

Facts and Procedural History

In 1986, BellSouth Telecommunications (BellSouth, or the Company) instituted a 1.50% charge on all balances in excess of $1.00 that consumers failed to pay before the passing of certain due dates set by the...

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