February 11, 2009, Introduced by Rep. Melton and referred to the Committee on Energy and Technology.
A bill to amend 1991 PA 179, entitled
"Michigan telecommunications act,"
by amending section 310 (MCL 484.2310), as amended by 2005 PA 235.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 310. (1) Except as provided by this section, the
commission shall not review or set the rates for toll access
services.
(2) A provider of toll access services shall set the rates for
intrastate
toll access services .
Access service at rates and
charges
set by a provider that do not
exceed the rates allowed for
the
same interstate services by the federal government. are
just
and
reasonable. Providers may agree to
a rate that is less than the
rate allowed by the federal government.
(3) Two or more providers that each have less than 250,000
access lines may agree to joint toll access service rates and
pooling of intrastate toll access service revenues.
(4) A provider of toll access services shall make available
for intrastate access services any technical interconnection
arrangements, including colocation required by the federal
government for the identical interstate access services.
(5) A provider of toll access service, whether under tariff or
contract, shall offer the services under the same rates, terms, and
conditions, without unreasonable discrimination, to all providers.
All pricing of special toll access services and switched access
services, including volume discounts, shall be offered to all
providers under the same rates, terms, and conditions.
(6) If a toll access service rate is reduced, then the
provider receiving the reduced rate shall reduce its rate to its
customers by an equal amount. The commission shall investigate and
ensure that the provider has complied with this subsection.
(7)
This section shall not apply to basic local exchange
providers
that have 250,000 or fewer customers in this state.