NORTHWEST PUBLIC COMMC'N v. OREGON PUBLIC UTILITY

No. 3:10-CV-685-BR.

805 F.Supp.2d 1058 (2011)

THE NORTHWEST PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL, Unidentified PSPs A to Z, and NPCC Members: Central Telephone, Inc.; Communication Management Services, LLC; Davel Communications a/k/a Phonetel Technologies, Inc.; Interwest Telecom Services Corporation; NSC Communications Public Services Corporation; National Payphone Services, LLC; Pacific Northwest Payphones; Partners In Communication; T & C Management, LLC; Corban Technologies, Inc.; and Valley Pay Phones, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. OREGON PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION, an agency of the State of Oregon; Ray Baum, in his capacity as Commissioner of PUC; Susan Ackerman, in her capacity as Commissioner of PUC; John Savage, in his capacity as Commissioner of PUC; and Qwest Corporation, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Oregon.

July 27, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Franklin G. Patrick , Portland, OR, for Plaintiffs.

Matthew J. Donohue , Oregon Department of Justice, Salem, OR, for PUC Defendants.

Lawrence H. Reichman , Perkins Coie, LLP, Portland, OR, for Defendant Qwest Corporation.


OPINION AND ORDER

BROWN, District Judge.

This matter comes before the Court on Defendants' Joint Motion (#20) to Dismiss. For the reasons that follow, the Court GRANTS Defendants' Motion and DISMISSES this matter.

GENERAL BACKGROUND

I. Regulatory Background.

In 1996 Congress amended the Federal Communications Act (FCA) of 1934 in part to improve competition in the telecommunications industry in...

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