15RS Senate Bill 3

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Last Action	recommitted to Economic Development, Tourism & Labor (S)
Title	AN ACT relating to telecommunications.
Bill Documents	Bill
Bill Request Number	864
Sponsors	P. Hornback, D. Thayer, J. Adams, J. Bowen, C. Girdler, E. Harris, A. Kerr, J. Schickel, D. Seum, W. Westerfield, M. Wilson, M. Wise
Summary of Original Version	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 278 to modify the telecommunications deregulation plan in KRS 278.541 et. seq.; end most Public Service Commission authority over exchanges with 15,000 or more housing units; for less populous exchanges, PSC jurisdiction reduced and obligation to provide basic local exchange (wireline) service is reduced; give utility option to substitute internet protocol or wireless service in some situations; provide that customers in some situations would have right to reject IP or wireless service and have their wireline restored; federal jurisdiction unaffected, especially over carrier to carrier issues; end PSC jurisdiction over consumer cellphone complaints; end PSC jurisdiction over consumer broadband complaints; retain PSC jurisdiction over wholesale issues, carrier to carrier, anti-competitive practices; amend KRS 278.54611 and 278.5462 to conform.
Index Headings of Original Version	Public Utilities - Telecommunications, deregulation of Telecommunications - Deregulation of

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01/06/15	introduced in Senate to Committee on Committees (S) taken from Committee on Committees (S) 1st reading returned to Committee on Committees (S)
01/07/15	taken from Committee on Committees (S) 2nd reading returned to Committee on Committees (S) to Economic Development, Tourism & Labor (S)
02/10/15	reassigned to State & Local Government (S)
02/11/15	reported favorably, to Rules
02/26/15	taken from Rules recommitted to Economic Development, Tourism & Labor (S)