0001|                    SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 66
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0002|     42ND LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION,
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0003|     1996
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0004|                         INTRODUCED BY
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0005|                      TIMOTHY Z. JENNINGS
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0011|                        A JOINT MEMORIAL
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0012|     REQUESTING THAT THE STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION ESTABLISH
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0013|     ENTENDED AREA SERVICE IN A RADIUS OF SEVENTY-FIVE MILES OF ALL
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0014|     LOCAL CALLING AREAS.
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0016|       WHEREAS, New Mexico is served by fifteen local exchange
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0017|     telephone companies and telephone cooperatives; and
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0018|       WHEREAS, more than one telephone utility may serve
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0019|     residents of the same county, and long-distance charges and
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0020|     special fees are assessed to customers for connecting to
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0021|     different service providers; and
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0022|       WHEREAS, local calling areas may not coincide with
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0023|     customers' geographical perceptions of their local communities;
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0024|     and
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0025|       WHEREAS, the constitution of New Mexico assigns the state
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0001|     corporation commission authority to regulate telephone services
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0002|     and set rates;
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0003|       NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE
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0004|     STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the state corporation commission be
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0005|     requested to establish extended area services for a radius of
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0006|     seventy-five miles of all local calling areas; and
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0007|       BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be
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0008|     transmitted to the state corporation commission.
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0011|                      FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE             SJM 66/a
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0012|                        SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0015|                                                  February 12, 1996
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0016|   
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0017|   Mr. President:
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0018|   
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0019|     Your CORPORATIONS & TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, to
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0020|   whom has been referred
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0021|   
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0022|                      SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 66
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0023|   
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0024|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0025|   recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
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0002|     1.  On page 1, line 11, strike "ESTABLISH", strike lines 12
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0003|   and 13 in their entirety and insert in lieu thereof "CONSIDER
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0004|   COUNTY BOUNDARIES AND COMMUNITY OF INTEREST FACTORS IN ANY
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0005|   EXTENDED AREA SERVICE PROCEEDING.".
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0006|   
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0007|     2.  On page 1, strike line 22 in its entirety and insert in
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0008|   lieu thereof:
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0009|   
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0010|   "county boundaries or may not contain the schools, hospitals and
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0011|   businesses and other services frequented by customers and known as
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0012|   their community of interests;"
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0013|   
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0014|     3.  On page 2, strike lines 4 and 5 in their entirety and
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0015|   insert in lieu thereof:
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0016|   
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0017|   "requested to give special consideration, in any extended area
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0018|   service rule making or other proceeding, to county boundaries and
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0019|   to the community of interest of the telephone customer; and".
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0024|                  Respectfully submitted,
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0003|                  __________________________________
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0004|                  Roman M. Maes, III, Chairman 
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0012|   Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________
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0013|             (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
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0016|                     Date ________________________
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0019|   The roll call vote was <u> 7 </u> For <u> 0 </u> Against
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0020|   Yes:  7
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0021|   No:     0
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0022|   Excused:   McKibben, Robinson
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0023|   Absent: None
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