Alhambra-Grantfork Telephone Co. v. Illinois Commerce Comm'n

State: Illinois

Court: 5th District Appellate

Docket No: 5-04-0333 Rel

Case Date: 06/16/2005

NOTICE
Decision filed 06/16/05. The text of this decision may be changed or corrected prior to the filing of a Petition for Rehearing or the disposition of the same.

NO. 5-04-0333

IN THE

APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS

FIFTH DISTRICT

ALHAMBRA-GRANTFORK TELEPHONE COMPANY,

Petitioner,

ILLINOIS COMMERCE COMMISSION; VERIZON
WIRELESS LLC, d/b/a VERIZON WIRELESS;
VOICESTREAM PCS I, LLC, d/b/a T-MOBILE;
VOICESTREAM GSM I OPERATING COMPANY, LLC,
d/b/a T-MOBILE; OMNIPOINT HOLDINGS, INC., d/b/a
T-MOBILE; POWERTEL/KENTUCKY, INC., d/b/a
T-MOBILE; NPCR, INC., d/b/a NEXTEL PARTNERS;
NEXTEL PARTNERS OPERATING CORPORATION;
AT&T WIRELESS PCS, LLC; TELECORP
COMMUNICATIONS, INC., d/b/a AT&T WIRELESS;
ADAMS TELEPHONE CO-OPERATIVE; C-R
TELEPHONE COMPANY; CASS TELEPHONE
COMPANY; EGYPTIAN TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE
ASSOCIATION, INC.; EL PASO TELEPHONE )
COMPANY; FLAT ROCK TELEPHONE CO-OP, INC.;
GRAFTON TELEPHONE COMPANY; HAMILTON
COUNTY TELEPHONE CO-OP; HOME TELEPHONE
COMPANY; LAHARPE TELEPHONE COMPANY;
MARSEILLES TELEPHONE COMPANY; McDONOUGH
TELEPHONE CO-OPERATIVE, INC.; McNABB
TELEPHONE COMPANY; METAMORA
TELEPHONE COMPANY; MID-CENTURY TELEPHONE
COOPERATIVE, INC.; ODIN TELEPHONE EXCHANGE, )
INC.; SHAWNEE TELEPHONE COMPANY; and YATES
CITY TELEPHONE COMPANY,

Respondents.

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Appeal from the
Illinois Commerce Commission.

No. 04-0040

PRESIDING JUSTICE DONOVAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Alhambra-Grantfork Telephone Company (Alhambra) appeals from an order entered by the Illinois Commerce Commission (Commission) canceling its wireless termination tariff on the grounds that it failed to give proper notice of the tariff to affected commercial mobile radio service telecommunications carriers (CMRS carriers). On appeal, Alhambra contends that the Commission erred in finding that CMRS carriers were customers entitled to individual notice of its proposed tariff. Alhambra also contends that section 200.90(a) of Title 83 of the Illinois Administrative Code (Administrative Code) (83 Ill. Adm. Code