Minnesota Session Laws - 1996, Regular Session

  
    
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                            CHAPTER 445-S.F.No. 2381 
                  An act relating to telecommunications; regulating 
                  intrastate interLATA telecommunications services; 
                  proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, 
                  chapter 237. 
        BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
           Section 1.  [237.80] [INTEREXCHANGE TELEPHONE SERVICE.] 
           Subdivision 1.  [DEFINITION, FINDINGS, AND PURPOSE.] (a) 
        For purposes of this section, "act" means the federal 
        Telecommunications Act of 1996, Public Law Number 104-104. 
           (b) The act establishes procedures whereby former Bell 
        Operating Companies or their affiliates may obtain Federal 
        Communications Commission authorization to provide intrastate 
        interLATA telecommunications services and to promote the 
        development of fair and reasonable competition. 
           (c) The purpose of this section is to promote the 
        development of fair and reasonable competition in the 
        telecommunications industry in Minnesota. 
           Subd. 2.  [CONSULTATION WITH THE FCC.] Any investigation or 
        proceeding by the Minnesota public utilities commission for the 
        purpose of verifying compliance with the competitive checklist 
        requirements of section 271(c) of the act must be completed by 
        the commission and the resulting certification provided to the 
        Federal Communications Commission within 90 days after receipt 
        of a request for verification from the Federal Communications 
        Commission. 
           Presented to the governor April 4, 1996 
           Signed by the governor April 11, 1996, 11:56 a.m.