Connecticut Senate Bill 447 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: Introduced on March 15 2012 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-05-02 - Moved to Foot of the Calendar, Senate
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

To remove the requirements for telecommunications providers and telephone companies to file certain tariffs with the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, to clarify for telecommunications companies when a document is considered filed, to eliminate the need for certain paper versions of filings and notifications, to clarify when audits are required, to change the process for withdrawal by a telephone company from providing a telecommunications service, to clarify the state's authority to regulate interconnected voice over Internet protocol service, to review certain video providers, to ensure funding for certain programming, to identify how certain funds provided for public access programming may be allocated, to enable out-of-state technicians to perform electrical work in the state during certain emergencies and to expand the areas in which telecommunications towers may be located.

An Act Modernizing The State's Telecommunications Laws.

House Energy and Technology Committee

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-05-02		Moved to Foot of the Calendar, Senate
2012-04-16		File Number 431
2012-04-16		Senate Calendar Number 306
2012-04-16		Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
2012-04-16		Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
2012-04-09		Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/16/12 10:00 AM
2012-03-28		Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
2012-03-28		Joint Favorable
2012-03-16		Public Hearing 03/20
2012-03-15		Referred to Joint Committee on Energy and Technology

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=SB00447&which_year=2012
Text	http://www.cga.ct.gov/2012/TOB/S/2012SB-00447-R00-SB.htm
Text	http://www.cga.ct.gov/2012/TOB/S/2012SB-00447-R01-SB.htm