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2017 - 2018 LEGISLATURE
SENATE AMENDMENT 1,
TO ASSEMBLY BILL 917
March 20, 2018 - Offered by Senators Vinehout, Johnson, Schachtner, Larson,
L.
Taylor, Hansen, Bewley and Shilling.
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21. Page 1, line 2: before “Telecommuter" insert “various changes to the
3broadband expansion grant program; local government telecommunications, video,
4or broadband service facilities; claiming the manufacturing and agriculture tax
5credit; advertising broadband and other Internet speeds and providing a
6standardized broadband label;".
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10“
Section 1a. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place,
11insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated:
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1Section 1b. 20.155 (3) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
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20.155
(3) (a)
Broadband expansion grants; general purpose revenue funding. 3Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for making broadband expansion grants
4under s. 196.504 and for reimbursing electric providers under s. 196.504 (3) (e).
AB917-SA1,1c
5Section 1c. 20.155 (3) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
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20.155
(3) (g)
Broadband expansion grants; program revenue funding. All
7moneys received as broadband grant reimbursements under s. 196.504 (2g) (c) for
8making broadband expansion grants under s. 196.504.
AB917-SA1,1d
9Section 1d. 66.0422 (2) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB917-SA1,1e
10Section 1e. 66.0422 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
AB917-SA1,1f
11Section 1f. 66.0422 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
AB917-SA1,1g
12Section 1g. 71.07 (5n) (c) 6. of the statutes is created to read:
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71.07
(5n) (c) 6. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, no
14individual may claim the credit under this subsection for a taxable year in which the
15individual's adjusted gross income is greater than $2,000,000.
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16Section 1h. 71.28 (5n) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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71.28
(5n) (c)
Limitations. Partnerships, limited liability companies, and
18tax-option corporations may not claim the credit under this subsection, but the
1eligibility for, and the amount of, the credit are based on their share of the income
2described under par. (b). A partnership, limited liability company, or tax-option
3corporation shall compute the amount of credit that each of its partners, members,
4or shareholders may claim and shall provide that information to each of them.
5Partners, members of limited liability companies, and shareholders of tax-option
6corporations may claim the credit in proportion to their ownership interests
, but, for
7taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, no partner, member, or
8shareholder may claim the credit for a taxable year in which the adjusted gross
9income of the partner, member, or shareholder is greater than $2,000,000.
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100.20
(1v) It is an unfair method of competition in business or an unfair trade
13practice for a person or business entity to violate s.
100.2085 (1) or (2) or 100.70 (1).
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100.20
(5) Any person suffering pecuniary loss because of a violation by any
17other person of s.
100.2085 or 100.70 or any order issued under this section may sue
18for damages therefor in any court of competent jurisdiction and shall recover twice
19the amount of such pecuniary loss, together with costs, including a reasonable
20attorney fee.
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100.20
(6) The department may commence an action in circuit court in the
24name of the state to restrain by temporary or permanent injunction the violation of
25s.
100.2085 or 100.70 or any order issued under this section. The court may in its
1discretion, prior to entry of final judgment make such orders or judgments as may
2be necessary to restore to any person any pecuniary loss suffered because of the acts
3or practices involved in the action, provided proof thereof is submitted to the
4satisfaction of the court. The department may use its authority in ss. 93.14 and 93.15
5to investigate violations of s.
100.2085 or 100.70 or any order issued under this
6section.
AB917-SA1,1L
7Section 1L. 100.2085 of the statutes is created to read:
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8100.2085 Broadband and other Internet services. (1) Broadband and
9other Internet speeds. No person may do any of the following:
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(a) Advertise or otherwise represent that the person provides broadband
11service unless a service provided by the person is capable of consistently providing
12a minimum download speed of 25 megabits per second and a minimum upload speed
13of 3 megabits per second.
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(b) Sell or offer to sell a service that the person represents, to a consumer
15purchasing the service, as being broadband service, unless the service is capable of
16consistently providing that consumer with a minimum download speed of 25
17megabits per second and a minimum upload speed of 3 megabits per second.
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(c) Advertise or otherwise represent that the person provides Internet service
19at a specific minimum speed unless a service provided by the person is capable of
20consistently providing that speed.
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(d) Sell or offer to sell Internet service that the person represents, to a consumer
22purchasing the service, as being a specific minimum speed, unless the service is
23capable of consistently providing that consumer with that speed.
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24(2) Broadband labels. No person may sell or offer to sell broadband service in
25this state unless the person makes broadband labels easily available to potential
1consumers and provides a broadband label to every consumer before sale of the
2service to the consumer. A broadband label provided under this subsection shall use
3the templates for consumer labels for broadband service provided by the federal
4communications commission. A broadband label provided under this subsection
5may not contain any misleading or inaccurate information.
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6(3) Contract termination and refund. If a person makes a sale to a consumer
7in violation of sub. (1) (b) or (d), the consumer notifies the person in writing of the
8violation, and the person fails to remedy the violation within one month after
9receiving the notice, the consumer may terminate the consumer's contract with the
10person and receive a refund for all charges and fees that the consumer paid to the
11person.
AB917-SA1,2b
14Section 2b. 196.504 (1) (ac) of the statutes, as affected by
2017 Wisconsin Act
1559, is renumbered 196.504 (1) (g), and 196.504 (1) (g) 2. and 3., as renumbered, are
16amended to read:
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196.504
(1) (g) 2. A telecommunications utility
that has not received or applied
18for A-CAM or phase II support.
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3. A political subdivision
that submits an application in partnership with an
20eligible applicant under subd. 1. or 2.
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23Section 2d. 196.504 (1) (ae) of the statutes is renumbered 196.504 (1) (j).
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24Section 2e. 196.504 (1) (af) of the statutes is created to read:
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1196.504
(1) (af) “A-CAM support” means support for the deployment of voice
2and broadband-capable networks from the federal Connect America Fund that is
3made to telecommunications utilities regulated as rate-of-return carriers by the
4federal communications commission and that is based on the federal
5communications commission's Alternative Connect America Cost Model.
AB917-SA1,2f
6Section 2f. 196.504 (1) (am) of the statutes is renumbered 196.504 (1) (k).
AB917-SA1,2g
7Section 2g. 196.504 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 196.504 (1) (L).
AB917-SA1,2i
10Section 2i. 196.504 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
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196.504
(1) (d) “Broadband infrastructure” means infrastructure for the
12provision of broadband service at a minimum download speed of 25 megabits per
13second and a minimum upload speed of 3 megabits per second.
AB917-SA1,2j
14Section 2j. 196.504 (1) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
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196.504
(1) (f) “Electric provider” means a retail electric public utility or retail
16electric cooperative.