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          CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
          AB 2213 (Fuentes)
          As Amended  June 22, 2010
          Majority vote
           
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          |ASSEMBLY:  |72-0 |(May 20, 2010)  |SENATE: |28-0 |(August 20,    |
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           Original Committee Reference:    U. & C.  

           SUMMARY  :   Replaces the definition of "residential" for  
          California's low-income residential telephone service with a  
          definition of "household" and defines household as a residential  
          dwelling that is the principal place of residence of the  
          lifeline telephone service subscriber.

           The Senate amendments  delete the term "residential" from the  
          designation of lifeline services necessary to meet  
          communications needs.  

          EXISTING LAW   establishes the established the Universal Lifeline  
          Telephone Service (Lifeline) program in order to provide  
          low-income households with access to affordable basic  
          residential telephone service.

           AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY  , this bill was substantially similar  
          to the version passed by the Senate.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   Absorbable costs to PUC, which has an existing  
          proceeding on this topic.

           COMMENTS  :   According to the author, the purpose of this bill is  
          to modernize the current Lifeline program that provides discount  
          telephone service for low-income residential customers to give  
          customers more choices when applying the Lifeline program  
          discount.  To date the discount applies to a limited number of  
          service providers, excluding new competitive services such as  
          wireless.


           Analysis Prepared by  :    Gina Adams / U. & C. / (916) 319-2083 










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