California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 1307

Introduced by Assembly Member Bradford

February 22, 2013

An act to amend Section 876 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to public utilities.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 1307, as introduced, Bradford. Public utilities.

Existing law, the Moore Universal Telephone Service Act, establishes the Universal Lifeline Telephone Service program to provide low-income households with access to affordable basic residential telephone service.

This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.  

Section 876 of the Public Utilities Code is
amended to read:

876.  

The commission shall require begin delete every end delete begin insert a end insert telephone
corporation providing telephone service within a service area to
file a schedule of rates and charges providing a class of lifeline
telephone service. begin delete Every end delete begin insert A end insert telephone corporation providing service
within a service area shall inform all eligible subscribers of the
availability of lifeline telephone service, and how they may qualify
for and obtain service, and shall accept applications for lifeline
telephone service according to procedures specified by the
commission.