HB 3386 Summary

• Prohibits the Oklahoma Corporation Commission from regulating Internet Protocol enabled services, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services, and high-speed Internet access/broadband services regardless of technology used.

• Adds new definitions to the Oklahoma Telecommunications Act of 1997 for Internet Protocol enabled services, Voice over Internet Protocol services, and clarifies broadband service definitions.

• Prevents Commission regulation of any services defined as "unregulated" under the act while maintaining continued regulation of primary universal services by incumbent local exchange carriers serving fewer than 75,000 access lines as of January 1, 2013.

• Requires incumbent local exchange carriers to provide unbundled network access (loops, subloops, collocation) as specifically required by federal regulations under 47 U.S.C. Section 251(c).

• Declares an emergency effective date for the bill upon passage and approval.