HOUSE BILL No. 6511


     November 7, 2002, Introduced by Reps. Pappageorge, Richardville, Hummel, Middaugh, Birkholz, Jacobs, Kuipers, Vander
Roest, Ehardt, Bradstreet, Shackleton, Mead, Van Woerkom, Kowall, Bishop, Woronchak, Newell, Gilbert, Meyer, Hager, Cameron
Brown, Stamas, Patterson, Richner, Kooiman, Vander Veen, Cassis, Ruth Johnson, Voorhees, Jelinek, DeRossett, Howell and
Raczkowski and referred to the Committee on Energy and Technology.


        A bill to amend 1991 PA 179, entitled

   "Michigan telecommunications act,"

   (MCL 484.2101 to 484.2701) by adding section 314a.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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               SEC. 314A.  (1) A PROVIDER OF A REGULATED SERVICE SHALL NOT

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          DISCONTINUE REGULATED SERVICE TO THE RESIDENCE OF A CUSTOMER WHO

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          IS A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL GUARD OR MILITARY RESERVIST ON ACTIVE

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          DUTY.

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               (2) THE COMMISSION SHALL ESTABLISH THE PROCEDURE BY WHICH A

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          CUSTOMER CAN NOTIFY HIS OR HER PROVIDER THAT HE OR SHE HAS BEEN

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          CALLED INTO ACTIVE DUTY.

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               (3) THE COMMISSION SHALL DETERMINE UNDER WHAT CONDITIONS A

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          PROVIDER OF A REGULATED SERVICE MAY DISCONTINUE SERVICE UNDER

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          THIS SECTION.




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