Pacific Bell Fighting Intervenor's $270K Bill
Pacific Bell is appealing the California Public Utility Commission's decision to award The Utility Reform Network (TURN) $270,859 in expenses that the group accrued as intervenor in fighting Pacific Bell's unsuccessful application to get relief from its carrier of last…
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resort obligation. In an application for rehearing posted Tuesday, the company said TURN's activities didn't substantially contribute to the dismissal decision, and the award pays TURN for ex parte presentation work, even though CPUC precedent bars compensation for such work.