SB 947 – Requires telecommunications companies to offer similar procedures for cancelling service as what is offered for acquiring service

• Sponsor: Dempsey
• LR Number: 5073S.01I
• Committee: Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment
• Last Action: 2/18/2010 - Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee
• Journal Page: S374
• Effective Date: August 28, 2010

Current Bill Summary

SB 947 - The act requires telecommunications companies to make similar procedures available to customers to cancel service as what they make available to customers to sign up for service. Procedures to cancel service cannot require customers to significantly spend more time or effort than what was required to acquire the service.

ERIKA JAQUES