Washington Statutes
§ 80.36.080 — Rates, services, and facilities.
Washington § 80.36.080
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Wash. Rev. Code § 80.36.080 (2026).
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All rates, tolls, contracts and charges, rules and regulations of telecommunications companies, for messages, conversations, services rendered and equipment and facilities supplied, whether such message, conversation or service to be performed be over one company or line or over or by two or more companies or lines, shall be fair, just, reasonable and sufficient, and the service so to be rendered any person, firm or corporation by any telecommunications company shall be rendered and performed in a prompt, expeditious and efficient manner and the facilities, instrumentalities and equipment furnished by it shall be safe, kept in good condition and repair, and its appliances, instrumentalities and service shall be modern, adequate, sufficient and efficient.
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Metronet Services Corporation Metronet Telemanagement Corporation v. Qwest Corporation
383 F.3d 1124 (Ninth Circuit, 2004)
Washington Independent Telephone Ass'n v. Washington Utilities & Transportation Commission
148 Wash. 2d 887 (Washington Supreme Court, 2003)
Washington Indep. Tel. Ass'n v. Utilities and Transportation Commission
64 P.3d 606 (Washington Supreme Court, 2003)
Washington Independent Telephone Ass'n v. Telecommunications Ratepayers Ass'n for Cost-based & Equitable Rates
880 P.2d 50 (Court of Appeals of Washington, 1994)
Washington Utilities & Transportation Commission v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, Data Transmission Co., Intervenors. National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America
513 F.2d 1142 (Ninth Circuit, 1975)
US West, Inc. v. Nelson
146 F.3d 718 (Ninth Circuit, 1998)
State Ex Rel. Pac. Nw Bell Telephone Co. v. Wa. U. & T. Com.
403 P.2d 73 (Washington Supreme Court, 1965)
State v. Washington Utilities & Transportation Commission
403 P.2d 73 (Washington Supreme Court, 1965)
Centurylink Comm. Llc, V. Wa Utilities & Transportation Commission
(Court of Appeals of Washington, 2025)
Legislative History
[1985 c 450 s 22;1961 c 14 s 80.36.080. Prior: 1911 c 117 s 35, part; RRS s 10371, part.]
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