BILL ANALYSIS
AB 2213
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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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