as introduced - 80th Legislature (1997 - 1998) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
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Introduction | Posted on 02/02/1998 |
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to telecommunications; requiring public 1.3 utilities commission to reconsider area code 1.4 assignments for metropolitan area. 1.5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.6 Section 1. [METROPOLITAN AREA CODE CONSIDERATIONS.] 1.7 The public utilities commission shall halt any proceeding 1.8 or action to allow a change in telephone area codes in the 1.9 seven-county metropolitan area. Before allowing such a change, 1.10 the commission shall base its decision for allocating new 1.11 telephone area codes in the metropolitan area on the following 1.12 factors: 1.13 (1) that the area code for the cities of St. Paul and 1.14 Minneapolis must remain as 612; and 1.15 (2) that communities contiguous to those cities should, if 1.16 feasible, retain the same area code of 612. 1.17 Sec. 2. [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 1.18 Section 1 is effective the day following final enactment.