SB 218 – Allows incumbent local exchange companies (ILECs) to be regulated under a price cap

• Sponsor: Klindt
• LR Number: 1152S.01I
• Committee: Commerce, Energy and the Environment
• Last Action: 3/1/2005 - SCS Voted Do Pass S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee (1152S.02C)
• Effective Date: August 28, 2005

Current Bill Summary

SCS/SB 218 - This act pertains to telecommunications.

This act allows small incumbent local exchange companies (ILEC) to be regulated under price cap provided that two or more wireless providers are indeed providing services in any part of the service area - the federal references for these services are given in this act. The change made to this substitute involved changing the annual increase for nonbasic telecommunications services from eight percent to five percent.

MEGAN WORD