KY SB3 | 2015 | Regular Session

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 12)
Status: Introduced on January 6 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-26 - recommitted to Economic Development, Tourism & Labor (S)
Pending: Senate Economic Development, Tourism & Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [MS Word]

Summary

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.

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Title

AN ACT relating to telecommunications.

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History

DateChamberAction
2015-02-26Senaterecommitted to Economic Development, Tourism & Labor (S)
2015-02-26Senatetaken from Rules
2015-02-11Senatereported favorably, to Rules
2015-02-10Senatereassigned to State & Local Government (S)
2015-01-07Senateto Economic Development, Tourism & Labor (S)
2015-01-07Senatereturned to Committee on Committees (S)
2015-01-07Senate2nd reading
2015-01-07Senatetaken from Committee on Committees (S)
2015-01-06Senatereturned to Committee on Committees (S)
2015-01-06Senate1st reading
2015-01-06Senatetaken from Committee on Committees (S)
2015-01-06Senateto Committee on Committees (S)
2015-01-06Senateintroduced in Senate

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