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THIRD READING
Bill No: SB 1462
Author: Padilla (D)
Amended: As introduced
Vote: 21
SENATE ENERGY, U. &. C. COMMITTEE: 10-0, 4/20/10
AYES: Padilla, Dutton, Corbett, Florez, Kehoe, Lowenthal,
Oropeza, Simitian, Strickland, Wright
NO VOTE RECORDED: Cox
SUBJECT : Public utilities: local exchange carriers
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill revises various provisions in the
Public Utilities Code concerning telecommunications by
making the reference to local exchange carriers, consistent
throughout.
ANALYSIS : Existing law uses the terms local exchange
service provider, local exchange carrier, and local
exchange telephone corporation inconsistently and
interchangeably.
This bill changes all references to local exchange carrier.
Background
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has
jurisdiction over any "telephone corporation," defined as
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any corporation or person owning, controlling, operating,
or managing any telephone line for compensation within the
state. Each telephone corporation is required to obtain
from the CPUC a certificate of public convenience and
necessity and is subject to some level of CPUC regulation,
depending on the type of service provided (local, long
distance, wireless, etc.).
One type of telephone corporation subject to CPUC
jurisdiction is a "local exchange carrier," defined as a
corporation or person providing service in a defined area
through a system of switches, transmission equipment or
other facilities by which a subscriber can originate and
terminate a telecommunications service and connect to toll
service. In general terms, a local exchange carrier is the
company that is required to provide any customer living in
that company's service area with landline telephone service
sufficient to make local calls and connect to a long
distance service provider.
This bill makes no changes to the substantive law relating
to pay-per-use service, changing service providers, or
disclosure of information. This bill is merely a
continuation of the Legislature's ongoing effort to make
necessary technical corrections in the Public Utilities
Code so that service providers and the public have a clear
and accurate statement of their rights and obligations
under the law.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: No
Local: No
DLW:do 4/22/10 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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