The Ohio Supreme Court upheld Public Utility Commission decisions...
The Ohio Supreme Court upheld Public Utility Commission decisions in 2006 to grant basic-exchange pricing flexibility in major portions of AT&T and Cincinnati Bell service areas on the ground the companies demonstrated the markets were competitive. The Office of…
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Consumer Counsel had appealed the actions, claiming the PUC’s competition tests conflicted with state law and that there actually was no competition for stand-alone basic exchange. But the Supreme Court ruled the PUC acted reasonably and within its discretion in setting the tests and evaluating the companies’ petitions for the right to raise stand-alone basic exchange rates up to $1.25 monthly a year and basic caller ID by 50 cents monthly. The OCC said it was disappointed by the ruling. Cincinnati Bell made the allowed increases in 2007, but AT&T hasn’t yet increased its basic rates.