The North Dakota Legislature passed its VoIP and...
The North Dakota Legislature passed its VoIP and IP study bill. Senate Bill 2234 was signed by the speaker of the House and president of the Senate Monday after receiving approval from both legislative bodies. It passed the House 88-5…
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and the Senate 47-0. The bill once would have actively restricted state regulation of VoIP and IP, like many bills introduced in states around the country (CD April 1 p7), but was pared down into a study bill in its latest draft: “During the 2013-14 interim, the legislative management shall consider studying voice over internet protocol service and the effect of this service and other technologies on the telecommunications industry, including any desired changes in regulation and taxation,” the bill reads. “The legislative management shall report its findings and recommendations, together with any legislation required to implement the recommendations, to the sixty-fourth legislative assembly.”