HP0781
LD 1063
First Regular Session - 123rd Legislature - Text: MS-Word, RTF or PDF LR 374
Item 2
Bill Tracking Chamber Status

Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting the following:

Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §3010, sub-§2-A  is enacted to read:

2-A Notice on subscriber bills; credits and refunds.   Every franchisee shall include on each subscriber bill for service a notice regarding the subscriber's right to a pro rata credit or rebate for interruption of service upon request in accordance with subsection 1. The notice must include a toll-free telephone number and a telephone number accessible by a teletypewriter device or TTY for contacting the franchisee to request the pro rata credit or rebate for service interruption. The notice must be in nontechnical language, understandable by the general public and printed in a prominent location on the bill in boldface type.

summary

This amendment replaces the bill. The amendment requires cable television franchisees to provide a notice on subscriber bills of the right to credit or rebate for interruption of service for 6 or more consecutive hours.

FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)


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