Tenn. House Calendar & Rules Committee posted Senate-passed bill ...
Tenn. House Calendar & Rules Committee posted Senate-passed bill (SB-1282) to fully deregulate interexchange carriers on House consent calendar. Action means deregulation bill can bypass normal House committee process if no lawmaker objects. Under bill. which passed Senate unanimously…
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March 13, interexchange carriers such as AT&T, WorldCom and Sprint no longer would be classified among public utilities subject to Tenn. Regulatory Authority (TRA) jurisdiction. Intrastate interexchange services of BellSouth and state’s 17 other incumbent telcos would continue to be subject to TRA regulations. Currently, IXCs can cut rates with advance notice but must cost-justify increases. TRA hasn’t taken position on bill, and there have been no significant objections from other interests.