HOUSE BILL No. 4252


     February 11, 1999, Introduced by Reps. DeHart, Hale, Scott, Cherry, Kelly, Tesanovich, Wojno, Schermesser, Schauer, Garza, Martinez, Brater, Bogardus, Mans, Prusi and Jellema and referred to the Committee on Energy and Technology.


        A bill to amend 1991 PA 179, entitled

   "Michigan telecommunications act,"

   (MCL 484.2101 to 484.2604) by adding section 312c.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 312C.  (1) PRIOR TO ADVISING A CALLER WHAT TO DO TO

 2    COMPLETE A 0+ CALL USING A PAYPHONE, AN OPERATOR SERVICE PROVIDER

 3    THAT OWNS OR OPERATES THE PAYPHONE OR CONTRACTS TO PROVIDE TOLL

 4    SERVICE FOR THE PAYPHONE PROVIDER SHALL ORALLY ADVISE A CALLER

 5    ATTEMPTING TO USE THE TOLL SERVICE HOW THE CALLER MAY RECEIVE A

 6    RATE QUOTE.

 7         (2) TO RECEIVE A RATE QUOTE, THE CALLER SHALL HAVE THE

 8    OPTION OF EITHER PRESSING A SEQUENCE OF NOT MORE THAN 2 KEYS OR

 9    STAYING ON THE LINE FOR ASSISTANCE FROM THE TOLL SERVICE

10    PROVIDER.




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 1         (3) THE CALLER SHALL NOT BE ASSESSED ANY CHARGE FOR THE USE

 2    OF THE PAYPHONE OR TOLL SERVICE IF THE CALLER TERMINATES THE CALL

 3    AFTER RECEIVING THE RATE QUOTE.

 4         (4) THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO CALLS MADE BY A CALLER

 5    UTILIZING HIS OR HER TOLL PROVIDER OF CHOICE BY DIALING THE

 6    PROVIDER'S 950, 1-800, OR 10-XXX ACCESS SERVICE METHOD.

 7         Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act takes effect

 8    April 1, 2000 or on the effective date of any regulations of the

 9    federal communications commission covering the same subject

10    matter of this act, whichever is later.




































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