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HB 938 Telephone companies; local exchange service competition policy.

Introduced by: Terry G. Kilgore | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Telecommunications; competition policy. Directs the State Corporation Commission, in resolving issues and cases concerning local exchange telephone service under the federal Telecommunications Act or state law to consider it in the public interest, as appropriate, to treat all providers of local exchange telephone services in an equitable fashion and without undue discrimination and, to the greatest extent possible, apply the same rules to all providers of local exchange telephone services. The Commission is also required to consider it in the public interest, as appropriate, to promote competitive product offerings, investments, and innovations from all providers of such services in all areas of the Commonwealth and to reduce or eliminate any requirement to price retail and wholesale products and services at levels that do not permit providers of such services to recover their costs of those products and services.


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