Bill Text: MA S1547 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: For legislation relative to providers of personal wireless services
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 6/3 at 10:00 AM in Hearing Room A1 [S1547 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-S1547-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Walsh, Marian (SEN)
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To the
Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to providers of personal wireless services.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Walsh, Marian (SEN) |
Suffolk and Norfolk |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. S01994 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act relative to providers of personal wireless services.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 3 of chapter 40A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1998 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, after the word "public" in line 49, the following new paragraph:-
Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, providers of personal wireless services as defined in section 704 of the Federal Telecommunication Act of 1996 shall not be considered public service corporations. The provisions of this paragraph shall apply to every city or town, including, but not limited to the city of Boston and the city of Cambridge.
