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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T





SPONSOR: Burpo DATE TYPED: 020/7/00 HB 44
SHORT TITLE: Digital Subscriber Line Service SB
ANALYST: Valenzuela

APPROPRIATION



Appropriation Contained
Estimated Additional Impact
 Recurring

or Non-Rec

 Fund

Affected

FY00 FY01 FY00 FY01
NFI NFI

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)



Duplicates/Conflicts with/Companion to/Relates to



SOURCES OF INFORMATION



LFC Files

Public Regulation Commission (PRC)

Economic Development Department (EDD)

Office of the Attorney General (AG)



SUMMARY



Synopsis of Bill



House Bill 44 would remove from the Public Regulation Commission (PRC) regulatory jurisdiction retail sale of digital subscriber line (DSL) service.



Significant Issues



The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has asserted its authority over interstate DSL, which is 99 percent of the business. The bill would remove the remaining 1 percent of intrastate DSL from the PRC.



FISCAL IMPLICATIONS



Enactment of House Bill 44 would decrease the workload on the PRC.



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