HCS HB 1750 -- TELECOMMUNICATIONS EXCHANGE ACCESS RATES (Jones,
89)

COMMITTEE OF ORIGIN:  Committee on Utilities

This substitute requires certain incumbent local exchange
telecommunications companies to reduce, by December 31, 2010, and
annually thereafter, both its composite originating and
terminating intrastate switched exchange access rates by 5% of
the difference between its current composite intrastate and the
interstate switched exchange access rates.  By December 31, 2019,
the originating and terminating composite intrastate switched
exchange access rates must be 50% of the difference between the
original rates and the current rates.

Certain small incumbent local exchange telecommunications
companies serving fewer than 25,000 access lines as of January 1,
2010, and rural alternative local exchange telecommunications
companies that meet the specified criteria will be exempt from
the provisions of the substitute.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds in FY 2011, FY 2012, and
FY 2013.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated September 14, 2010 at 3:11 pm