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Senate refines telecom rate-freeze bill, sets 1996 as base year after lengthy floor debate
Summary
Senators amended and advanced first substitute S.B. 13, changing the telecommunications rate framework to use a 1996 test period as the base and adding narrowly defined exceptions; supporters said it preserves commission authority while opponents warned of reduced discretion and upward rate pressure.
Senator Steele moved the first substitute of S.B. 13 onto the floor and led an extended debate that resulted in amendments narrowing the bill’s base year and clarifying exceptions to a revenue‑neutral rule for the public service commission.
Steele and backers argued the substitute focuses the rate-freeze framework and prevents future projections from being used as a base; he proposed…
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