ALJ/MSW/sid DRAFT CA-8

9/7/2000

Decision PROPOSED DECISION OF ALJ WETZELL (Mailed 7/26/2000)

BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Coachella Valley Communications, Inc. (U-5117C),

Complainant,

vs.

AMI Telecommunications Company of Nevada, Inc. and Morris Jacobs,

Defendants.

Case 93-10-023

(Filed October 18, 1993;

amended December 9, 1993,

July 11, 1994, and

December 8, 1994)

J. Michael Sunde, for Coachella Valley Communications, Inc., complainant.

Thomas J. MacBride, Jr. and Kathryn A. Fugere,

Attorneys at Law, Goodin, MacBride, Squeri,
Schlotz & Ritchie, for AMI Telecommunications
Company of Nevada, Inc. and Morris Jacobs,
defendants.

O P I N I O N

1. Summary

Complainant Coachella Valley Communications, Inc. (CVC) alleges that defendants AMI Telecommunications Company of Nevada, Inc. (AMI) and Morris Jacobs provided services as a public utility telephone corporation without first having obtained Commission authorization to do so.¹ CVC further alleges

that in so doing, AMI interfered with CVC's relationships with its customers. CVC seeks an order prohibiting defendants from providing such service and other, related relief.

In this decision, the Commission denies the relief sought by CVC and dismisses the complaint. The Commission also rules on requests for sanctions, intervenor compensation, and other motions. Case (C.) 93-10-023 is closed.

¹ At all times relevant herein, Jacobs was president and a principal shareholder of AMI. Hereinafter, reference to AMI includes both named defendants unless otherwise indicated.