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Moving Company Feels Violated by PUC

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According to a recent news article, there is a lawsuit pending against the Public Utility Commission (PUC), alleging that regulations allow for existing providers to block prospective new entrants into business.  The PUC, of course, denies that existing companies to hold “veto” power and a spokesperson even pointed out that, if that were true, how could Lyft and Uber be providing ridesharing service now?  To answer the rhetorical question it is due to the fact that both were granted experimental licenses by the PUC and faced significant opposition to their entrance from established companies.

As we have pointed out, there is nothing wrong with the PUC placing a certain level of requirements on common carriers.  But their authority should not include what extends to determining what effect new entrants can have on existing ones by virtue of their own policy statement on the topic.

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