Public Utilities Commission: communications: low-income customers.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
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Overview
This bill expands the Public Utilities Commission’s efforts to support low-income customers by creating two new advisory boards: a Low-Income Oversight Board and a Low-Income Telecommunications Advisory Board. The Oversight Board will advise the commission on electricity, gas, telecommunications, and water issues, while the Telecommunications Board will focus specifically on telecommunications services. The bill also aims to ensure the lifeline program is administered fairly and without favoring specific technologies or providers, promoting a technologically inclusive approach.
Key provisions
- Increases the membership of the Low-Income Oversight Board to 13 members, adding a representative of wireless lifeline providers.
- Establishes a Low-Income Telecommunications Advisory Board with five members, including representatives from wireline and wireless lifeline providers.
- Requires the commission to administer the lifeline program in a technologically inclusive manner, avoiding discrimination against providers.
- Prohibits the commission from favoring one technology over another in administering the lifeline program.
- Mandates the creation of a technical advisory committee for both boards to assist in program implementation.
- Requires the commission to work with the boards and community organizations to increase participation in low-income programs.
- Establishes procedures for compensating board members and technical advisory committee members.
- Clarifies that no state reimbursement is required for local agencies or school districts due to the creation of a new crime.
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