Virginia Senate Bill 725 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 22 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-02-08 - Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Competitive telephone companies. Provides that an entity controlled by or related to a competitive telephone company shall not be considered an alternative provider of wireline or terrestrial wireless communications services. Currently, an incumbent competitive telephone company has a duty in its incumbent territory to extend or expand its facilities to furnish retail voice service and facilities if a customer does not have service available from an alternative provider of such services at prevailing market rates. The measure also provides that service provided by an entity that in any manner is controlled by or related to a local exchange telephone company is not be considered a reasonably adequate alternative to local exchange telephone service. Currently, the State Corporation Commission may determine whether the wireline or terrestrial wireless communications service available to a party requesting service is a reasonably adequate alternative to local exchange telephone service.

Competitive telephone companies; alternative providers.

Sen. John Edwards [D]

2016-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-08	Senate	Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
2016-01-22	Senate	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2016-01-22	Senate	Presented and ordered printed 16103661D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+sum+SB725
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+SB725+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+S02V0059+SB0725