The Information Age is reshaping Michigan - and telecommunications is a critical element of our state's economic future. Connect Michigan wants the state to be a national trendsetter on telecommunications issues.
Access charges are the fees long distance companies pay to use the local phone network.
This document explores the history of access charges and offers an update of the recent CALLs proposal. As the Michigan Legislature began debate on the rewrite of the Michigan Telecommunications Act it was obvious to many that election year politics motivated many legislators to create poor public policy. Although, Governor Engler ultimately signed HB 5721 into law, Professor Tribe's letter outlines HB 5721's many conflicts with federal statutory law and the U.S. Constitution. New - Anderson Consulting Group Releases Report on Recent Revisions to the MTA Patrick Anderson, managing director of Anderson Economic Group, one of Michigan's premiere consulting firms specializing in the effects of government policies on consumers and industry, releases an independent report on the consumer costs and benefits of HB 5721. As legislators propose legislation related to Michigan's telecommunications infrastructure, Connect Michigan will take official positions on such proposals.