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MI SB1339

Bill

Status

Introduced

10/17/2012

Primary Sponsor

Mike Nofs

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Origin

Senate

96th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Reduces income eligibility threshold for low-income telephone service discounts from 150% to 135% of federal poverty guidelines.

  • Requires minimum rate reductions of 20% or $8.25 for low-income customers and 25% or $12.35 for low-income customers age 65 or older, whichever is greater.

  • Prohibits service disconnection for disputed charges; providers may only disconnect for nonpayment of the disputed amount rather than for the entire disputed service.

  • Allows small providers with fewer than 10,000 end-users to claim the same long run incremental cost as larger providers with more than 250,000 end-users.

  • Requires providers to give good faith estimates of all applicable fees, taxes, and charges to end-users and prohibits misleading statements about service rates, terms, and conditions.

Legislative Description

Communications; telecommunications; state eligibility requirements for low-income program; revise and modify when providers may shut off service to certain customers. Amends secs. 304, 316 & 502 of 1991 PA 179 (MCL 484.2304 et seq.).

Communications, telecommunications

Last Action

Referred To Committee On Energy And Technology

10/17/2012

Committee Referrals

Energy And Technology10/17/2012

Full Bill Text

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