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House committee hears bill to remove obsolete Montana telecom statutes, leave complaint powers intact
Summary
Representative Katie Solankoff, R-Billings, told the House Energy Committee that House Bill 45 would remove obsolete provisions of the Montana Telecommunications Law, including retail rate-setting for a small number of legacy landline providers, a state universal service fund and a performance-assurance plan state account.
Representative Katie Solankoff, R-Billings, told the House Energy Committee that House Bill 45 would remove obsolete provisions of the Montana Telecommunications Law, including retail rate-setting for a small number of legacy landline providers, a state universal service fund and a performance-assurance plan state account.
"This is a code cleanup bill that seeks to remove obsolete and unused statutes from the Montana Telecommunications Law," Solankoff said. She told the committee the provisions dated to the Montana Telecommunications Act of 1997 and that federal law and market changes have largely preempted state rate regulation for modern services.
The bill,…
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