H.B.
338
CHANGES TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS LAWS
House Floor
Amendments
Amendment 3 February 23, 2000 8:06 AM
Representative Becker
proposes the following amendments:
1. Page 6, Line 176: At the end of the line bracket "and"
2. Page 6, Line 180: After "services" insert "; and (d) in order to encourage competition in the residential telecommunications market, rates should more
accurately reflect the actual cost of service and, to achieve this end,
the commission shall determine the amount of any directory
publishing assets in which the ratepayers have an interest and any
subsidies in order to remove them from the prices charged to
customers pursuant to the requirements of this section."
3. Page 9, Line 245: After line 245 insert:
"(c) Prior to application of the price index in December 2000, the commission shall:
(i) determine the amount of and remove any subsidies included in
the price; and
(ii)(A) remove from the price all amounts of directory publishing
assets imputed to ratepayers;
(B) hold hearings to determine the total amount of the interest
ratepayers have in the directory publishing assets of the incumbent
telephone company as of the last day of the three-year period
specified in Subsection (4) and determine the fair-market value of
that asset; and
(C) designate by December 31, 2003 the method of rebate by
which the interest shall be returned to customers."
Renumber remaining subsections accordingly.