BILL NUMBER: AB 610	CHAPTERED  10/04/05

	CHAPTER  511
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  OCTOBER 4, 2005
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  OCTOBER 4, 2005
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 30, 2005
	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 25, 2005
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 21, 2005
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 5, 2005

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Calderon

                        FEBRUARY 17, 2005

   An act to amend Section 2890.2 of the Public Utilities Code,
relating to telecommunications.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 610, Calderon  Telecommunications: mobile telephony services.
   Existing law requires a provider of mobile telephony services, as
defined, no later than January 1, 2004, to provide subscribers with a
means by which a subscriber can obtain reasonably current and
available information on the subscriber's calling plan or plans and
service usage, including roaming usage and charges.
   This bill would additionally require that, on or before January 1,
2007, a provider of mobile telephony services provide subscribers
with a means by which a subscriber can obtain reasonably current and
available information, as determined by the provider, on the
subscriber's text messaging and Internet usage and charges.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 2890.2 of the Public Utilities Code is amended
to read:
   2890.2.  (a) A provider of mobile telephony services shall provide
subscribers with a means by which a subscriber can obtain reasonably
current and available information, as determined by the provider, on
the subscriber's calling plan or plans and service usage, including
roaming usage and charges.
   (b) On or before January 1, 2007, a provider of mobile telephony
services shall provide subscribers with a means by which a subscriber
can obtain reasonably current and available information, as
determined by the provider, on the subscriber's text messaging and
Internet usage and charges.
   (c) Each provider of mobile telephony services shall inform
subscribers at the time service is established of the availability of
the information described in subdivisions (a) and (b) and how it may
be obtained.
   (d) For purposes of this section, "mobile telephony services"
means commercially available interconnected mobile phone services
that provide access to the public switched telephone network (PSTN)
via mobile communication devices employing radiowave technology to
transmit calls, including cellular radiotelephone, broadband Personal
Communications Services (PCS), and digital Specialized Mobile Radio
(SMR). "Mobile telephony services" does not include mobile satellite
services or mobile data services used exclusively for the delivery of
nonvoice information to a mobile device.