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MI SB1339
Bill
AI Summary
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Reduces income eligibility threshold for low-income telephone service discounts from 150% to 135% of federal poverty guidelines.
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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.
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Prohibits service disconnection for disputed charges; providers may only disconnect for nonpayment of the disputed amount rather than for the entire disputed service.
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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.
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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