LRB-4233/1
MDK:jld&hmh:jf
2001 - 2002 LEGISLATURE
December 3, 2001 - Introduced by Representatives Freese, Gronemus, Ainsworth,
Albers, Ladwig, Miller, Musser, Ott, Plouff, Sherman and Townsend,
cosponsored by Senators Moen, Schultz and Erpenbach. Referred to Joint
committee on Information Policy and Technology.
AB656,1,3
1An Act to create 196.204 (8) and 196.52 (10) of the statutes;
relating to:
2cross-subsidization requirements public and service commission jurisdiction
3regarding telecommunications cooperatives.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, with certain exceptions, a telecommunications utility may
not subsidize any activity, including the activity of an affiliate, that is not subject to
regulation by the public service commission (PSC). Also, with certain exceptions, a
telecommunications utility must offer telecommunications services at prices that
exceed total service long-run incremental costs, except for telecommunications
services that are offered by a competitor, which are subject to other price restrictions.
Also under current law, the PSC has supervisory jurisdiction over contracts
between telecommunications utilities and their affiliated interests, but only as
necessary to enforce the requirements described above and certain other
requirements regarding users of telecommunications services. In general, an
"affiliated interest" is any person owning or holding, directly or indirectly, 5% or more
of the voting securities of a public utility, including a telecommunications utility.
This bill exempts a telecommunications utility that is a cooperative association
from all of the above.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB656, s. 1
1Section
1. 196.204 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
AB656,2,22
196.204
(8) This section does not apply to a telecommunications cooperative.
AB656, s. 2
3Section
2. 196.52 (10) of the statutes is created to read:
AB656,2,44
196.52
(10) This section does not apply to a telecommunications cooperative.
