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Utah House approves H.B. 364 to shift telecom regulation to price-cap model with rural protections
Summary
After hours of debate and testimony from the Public Service Commission, the House passed the first-substitute H.B. 364 to move toward a price-cap/quality‑of‑service regulatory framework starting May 1, 1997, while freezing residential rates in noncompetitive areas and requiring periodic reports to the Legislature.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah House approved the first substitute of House Bill 364 on Feb. 24, sending to the Senate a plan to change how telephone service is regulated statewide. The measure passed 73–0 after extended floor debate and testimony from the Public Service Commission.
Representative Martin Stevens, sponsor of the bill, told colleagues the bill establishes a three‑stage transition: maintaining current regulation until May 1, 1997; then moving to a price‑cap/quality‑of‑service form of regulation with a three‑year freeze on noncompetitive residential rates; and requiring recurring reports from the Public Service Commission to the Legislature and governor on the industry’s status and recommendations. "In the first…
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