1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to telecommunications; prohibiting certain fees for equipment;proposing 
1.3 	coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 238.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. [238.44] EQUIPMENT FEE; PROHIBITION.
1.6 	After January 1, 2010, a cable communications system must provide to a subscriber, 
1.7 	at no cost to the subscriber, equipment necessary to continue to receive and view the 
1.8 	channels included under a subscriber's existing contract with the cable communications 
1.9 	system with no diminution in quality. A cable communications system may charge a 
1.10 	subscriber only for equipment that allows for additional features that are not part of 
1.11 	a subscriber's existing contract.

1.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.