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1997 - 1998 LEGISLATURE
May 22, 1997 - Introduced by Representatives Schneider, Williams, Lorge,
Ziegelbauer and Gronemus. Referred to Committee on Utilities Oversight.
AB372,1,3
1An Act to create 196.206 of the statutes;
relating to: requiring local exchange
2telecommunication utilities to provide international call blocking service and
3providing a penalty.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, if technically feasible, a local exchange telecommunications
utility must provide a customer with the option of blocking access to pay-per-call
services that use "900" exchanges. This bill requires a local exchange
telecommunications utility to provide, if technically feasible, the additional option
of international call blocking to block direct-dialed international calls originating
from the customer's telephone. The bill also provides that a local exchange
telecommunications utility may not charge a customer for the cost of international
call blocking the first time a customer requests the blocking and that it may not
remove international call blocking unless the customer requests the removal in
writing and the utility confirms the request.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB372, s. 1
4Section
1. 196.206 of the statutes is created to read:
AB372,2,3
1196.206 International call blocking. (1) In this section, "international call
2blocking" means a service that blocks direct-dialed calls to a foreign country that
3originate from the customer's telephone service.
AB372,2,5
4(2) If technically feasible, a local exchange telecommunications utility shall
5provide a customer the option of international call blocking.
AB372,2,8
6(3) A local exchange telecommunications utility may not charge a customer for
7the cost of international call blocking the first time a customer requests international
8call blocking.
AB372,2,11
9(4) A local exchange telecommunications utility may not remove international
10call blocking from a customer's telephone service unless the customer makes the
11request for removal in writing and the utility confirms the request.
AB372,2,16
12(5) Any person who violates this section shall be required to forfeit not less than
13$25 nor more than $5,000 for each offense. The department of justice or, upon
14informing the department of justice, the district attorney of the county where the
15violation occurs shall enforce forfeitures under this subsection by action on behalf of
16the state.
