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CPUC: Roadblock to Free Market

Aug 14, 2010

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Greg Griffin, of The Denver Post is reporting this week that an innovative taxicab startup in Denver is filing an appeal a Colorado Public Utilities Commission.

A startup taxi company owned by drivers is trying to win approval to launch service in the Denver area but may face an uphill climb.

An administrative-law judge recently denied Mile High Cab's application to operate a fleet of 150 taxis in Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and Jefferson counties.

Judge Paul Gomez wrote that Mile High's entry would harm Denver's existing cab companies economically and "impede the ability of those carriers to provide safe, economical and efficient service."

Mile High this week filed an appeal of the decision with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission, which regulates taxi service in the state and will make a final ruling...Continue reading Taxicab startup appeals Denver roadblock >>



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