HOUSE BILL No. 4917

 

July 2, 2003, Introduced by Reps. Rivet, McConico and Bradstreet and referred to the Committee on Energy and Technology.

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1991 PA 179, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "Michigan telecommunications act,"                                          

                                                                                

    by amending section 352 (MCL 484.2352), as added by 1995 PA 216.            

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 352.  (1)  Until January 1, 1997, the rates of a                       

                                                                                

2   provider of basic local exchange service for interconnection                

                                                                                

3   under this article shall be at the provider's total service long            

                                                                                

4   run incremental cost of providing the service.  After January 1,            

                                                                                

5   1997, the  The rate for interconnection shall be just and                   

                                                                                

6   reasonable as determined by the commission.                                 

                                                                                

7       (2)  The  Before January 1, 2004, the rates for unbundled                   

                                                                                

8   loops, number portability, and the termination of local traffic             

                                                                                

9   shall be the rates established under commission case U-10647 and            

                                                                                

10  shall remain in effect until new total service long run                     

                                                                                

11  incremental cost studies for such services have been approved by            

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   the commission.  On January 1, 2004 and on January 1 of each year           

                                                                                

2   until January 1, 2014, the rates for unbundled services under               

                                                                                

3   this subsection shall be increased by 5% or an amount equal to              

                                                                                

4   the consumer price index, whichever is greater.  As used in this            

                                                                                

5   subsection, "consumer price index" means the most recent reported           

                                                                                

6   annual average percentage increase in the Detroit consumer price            

                                                                                

7   index for all items for the prior 12-month period by the United             

                                                                                

8   States department of labor.