Bill Type
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Long Title
AN ACT PROHIBITING TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES, SUCH AS THOSE PROVIDING WIRELESS TELEPHONE SERVICES, FROM SELLING TO THE PUBLIC PRE-PAID AND POST-PAID SUBSCRIPTION PLANS THAT WILL RESULT TO CONSUMER USE EXCEEDING THE PEAK-LOAD CARRYING CAPACITIES OF SUCH COMPANIES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date filed
July 1, 2004
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00717 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROHIBITING TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES, SUCH AS THOSE PROVIDING WIRELESS TELEPHONE SERVICES, FROM SELLING TO THE PUBLIC PRE-PAID AND POST-PAID SUBSCRIPTION PLANS THAT WILL RESULT TO CONSUMER USE EXCEEDING THE PEAK-LOAD CARRYING CAPACITIES OF SUCH COMPANIES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES |
| ABSTRACT : Because of the voluminous number of subscribers, consumers of the wireless communications industry have been experiencing poor interconnection, delayed messages and network clogging. The bill seeks to prohibit telecommunication companies from selling to the public pre-paid and post-paid subscription plans that will result to consumer use exceeding the peak-load carrying capacities of such companies. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : SYJUCO, JUDY |
| DATE FILED : 2004-07-01 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE |
| COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS: |
| 1. Scheduled for first meeting/hearing on 2005-01-25 |
| 2. Under study by the Technical Working Group(TWG) on 2005-02-07 |
| 3. Under study by the Technical Working Group(TWG) on 2005-02-15 |
| 4. Under deliberation by the Mother Committee on 2005-05-18 |
| 5. Under deliberation by the Mother Committee on 2005-05-24 |
| 6. Approved by the Committee on 2005-08-24 |
| 7. Committee Report filed on 2006-02-21 |
| MOTHER BILL: HB05283 |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY ON 2004-11-09 |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON TRADE AND INDUSTRY |
| PREVIOUS COMMITTEE REFERRALS :PRIMARILY REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS on 2004-07-28; |
Abstract
Because of the voluminous number of subscribers, consumers of the wireless communications industry have been experiencing poor interconnection, delayed messages and network clogging. The bill seeks to prohibit telecommunication companies from selling to the public pre-paid and post-paid subscription plans that will result to consumer use exceeding the peak-load carrying capacities of such companies.'
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