HB 898 -- Telecommunication Access Rates Sponsor: Emery Beginning January 1, 2010, this bill requires local exchange networks to reduce their composite interstate exchange access rates by 5% each year for three years. Any company failing to do so will be subject to a penalty as specified in Section 386.570, RSMo. The provisions of the bill do not apply to interconnected voice over Internet protocol service providers.Copyright (c) Missouri House of Representatives