CHAPTER 62

H.P. 982 - L.D. 1418

Resolve, To Direct the Public Utilities Commission To

Examine Issues Related to the Collection of Certain Fees

on Prepaid Wireless Telephone Services

Sec. 1. Public Utilities Commission to study collection of fees on prepaid wireless telephone service. Resolved: That the Public Utilities Commission shall investigate methods of ensuring equity in funding the E-9-1-1 system, the Telecommunications Education Access Fund and the universal service fund, established by the Public Utilities Commission, through the collection of fees on prepaid wireless telephone service. The commission shall consider, without limitation, methods that involve collecting fees from providers of the service and methods that involve collecting fees at the retail point of sale. The commission shall also consider methods to establish the amount of fees and how or whether these should relate to the sale price or value of prepaid wireless telephone service. The commission shall examine methods used in other jurisdictions to determine if suitable models have been created that have proven to be effective; and be it further

Sec. 2. Report date. Resolved: That the Public Utilities Commission shall submit a report of its findings under section 1 and recommendations together with any implementing legislation to the Joint Standing Committee on Utilities and Energy no later than the first Monday in February 2006; and be it further