File Code: Utility Regulation
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegate Stern
- Entitled:
-
Telecommunication Services - Basic Local Exchange Service Quality
Requiring the Public Service Commission to adopt regulations on basic
local exchange telecommunications services; establishing a system of
required customer credit in the telecommunications industry for
specified actions; requiring the Commission to take specified credits
into account when imposing fines in certain cases; providing that,
when practicable, municipalities shall not be in more than one
telecommunications exchange in specified circumstances; and defining
specified terms.
House Action
- 10/3
- Pre-filed
- 1/9
- First Reading Environmental Matters
- 2/7
- Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/18
- Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters
Senate Action
- No Action
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
- ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
- FINES
- PENALTIES
- PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
- REPORTS
- RULES AND REGULATIONS
- TELECOMMUNICATIONS -see also- TELEPHONES
- TELEPHONES
- UTILITIES -see also- HIGH VOLTAGE LINES; TELEPHONES; WATER
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Public Utility Companies
- (
1-101 ,
1-101 ,
8-501 ,
8-502 ,
8-503 ,
8-504 ,
8-505
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered
