Bill number does not exist. Enter a vaild keyword.

Legislation


1996 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 609

File Code: Utility Regulation Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1039
Sponsored By:
Senators Young, Trotter, Blount, Hughes, and Kelley
Entitled:
Public Service Commission - Telecommunications - Competition

Synopsis:

Prohibiting telecommunications carriers from engaging in certain discriminatory behavior; establishing rules for basic telephone service rates; authorizing alternative methods of rate regulation; requiring certain local exchange carriers to provide local exchange services to end users through retail subsidiaries; requiring the Public Service Commission to classify local exchange services as competitive or noncompetitive; requiring certain telecommunications services to be unbundled; etc.

Legislative History

Senate Action
2/2
First Reading Finance
2/23
Withdrawn
House Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Senator Larry Young, District 44
Senator Clarence W. Blount, District 41
Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Decatur W. Trotter, District 24
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ADVERTISING -see also- LABELING, SIGNS AND BILLBOARDS
CABLE TELEVISION
DISCRIMINATION -see also- SEX DISCRIMINATION
INVESTMENTS
NEWS MEDIA
PRICES
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
RULES AND REGULATIONS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TELEPHONES
UTILITIES -see also- HIGH VOLTAGE LINES, TELEPHONES
VIDEO
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Article - 78 Public Service Commission Law
( 55C , 55C , 55D , 55E , 55F , 55G , 55H , 55-I , 55J , 55K , 55L , 55M , 55N , 55-O , 55P , 55Q , 55R , 55S , 69 )

Documents:

Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Not available at this time

Amendments: None available
Click to return on the top page