Colorado Office of Consumer Counsel, Petitioner-Appellee v. Colorado Public Utilities Commission; Joshua Epel, In…

Summary

The court reversed the district court’s judgment invalidating the PUC’s maximum-rate decision for basic local telephone services. It held that the PUC considered all statutorily required factors, that substantial evidence supported its rate determinations for flat-rate, measured, and message services, and that the PUC correctly interpreted the statute’s directive concerning nationwide average prices. The court remanded for further proceedings consistent with its opinion.