UPDATE:   State Supreme Court Upholds WUTC Rulemaking

On March 6, 2003, the Washington State Supreme Court, in a unanimous 9-0 decision, upheld the validity of the Commission's access charge reform rule (WAC 480-120-540).  In upholding the rule, the Court found that the rule does not "set rates" in violation of the Commission's rulemaking authority, and found that the rule is not arbitrary or capricious.

A link to the opinion is included below:

http://www.courts.wa.gov/opinions/opindisp.cfm?docid=723303MAJ

 Staff Contacts:

Greg Trautman, Assistant Attorney General, (360) 664-1187

Tim Zawislak, Senior Telecommunications Analyst, (360) 664-1294