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VOICESTREAM GSM I v. PUBLIC SERVICE COM'N

Nos. 2005-CA-2578, 2005-CA-2579.

943 So.2d 349 (2006)

VOICESTREAM GSM I OPERATING CO., LLC and Cook Inlet/VS GSM IV PSC, LLC v. LOUISIANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

November 29, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian A. Eddington, Baton Rouge, for Appellant.

Eve K. Gonzalez, Brandon M. Frey, Ann B. Hill, Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, Edward H. Bergin, Ryan E. Johnson, Baton Rouge, Shirley, Ezell, Guarisco & Marionneaux, Paul G. Guarisco, New Orleans, Kyle C. Marionneaux, Baton Rouge, The Boles Law Firm, Janet S. Boles, Baton Rouge, for Appellee.

JOHNSON, Justice.

We granted this writ application to address whether a fee imposed by a general order of the Louisiana Public Service Commission requiring telecommunications service providers to contribute to a state universal service fund constitutes a tax and therefore exceeds the scope of the Louisiana Public Service Commission's constitutional authority and jurisdiction. The Plaintiffs, Voicestream GSM I Operating Co., LLC and Cook Inlet/VS GSM IV PSC, LLC, also...

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