HOUSE BILL No. 4220


     February 13, 2001, Introduced by Rep. Mortimer and referred to the Committee on Energy and Technology.


        A bill to amend 1991 PA 179, entitled

   "Michigan telecommunications act,"

   by amending section 401 (MCL 484.2401), as amended by 1995 PA

   216.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           Sec. 401.  (1) Except as otherwise provided by law or pre-

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      empted by federal law, the commission shall not have authority

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      over enhanced services, paging  , cellular, mobile,  and answer-

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      ing services, CELLULAR AND MOBILE SERVICES EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN

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      THE CELLULAR TOWER ATTACHMENT ACT, video, cable service,

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      pay-per-view, shared tenant, private networks, financial services

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      networks, radio and television, WATS, personal communication net-

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      works, municipally owned telecommunication system, 800 prefix

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      services, burglar and fire alarm services, energy management

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      services, except for state institutions of higher education the


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      reselling of centrex or its equivalent, payphone services, and

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      the reselling of an unlicensed telecommunication service.  The

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      foregoing services shall not be considered part of basic local

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      exchange service.

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           (2) Except as otherwise provided by this act, the commission

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      shall not have the authority over a telecommunication service not

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      specifically provided for in this act.

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           Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take

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      effect unless Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. 4219

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      (request no. 00168'01) of the 91st Legislature is enacted into

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      law.


































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