An Act To Repeal or Clean Up Outdated Telecommunications Statutes
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 0754
Committee Amendment CA_A_H95 (House)
Amends: 35-A MRSA §303, 35-A MRSA §7101-B, 35-A MRSA §7306, 35-A MRSA §7501-B

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " A" to H.P. 534, L.D. 754, Bill, "An Act To 
Repeal or Clean Up Outdated Telecommunications Statutes" 
Amend the bill by inserting after the enacting clause and before section 1 the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 35-A MRSA §303, as amended by PL 1987, c. 613, §2, is further 
amended to read: 
§303. Valuation of property for fixing rates 
In determining just and reasonable rates, tolls and charges, the commission shall fix a 
reasonable value upon all the property of a public utility and upon an electric plant to the 
extent paid for by the utility on the premises of any of its customers, 1Nhieh that is used or 
required to be used in its service to the public within the State and a fair return on that 
property. fu fixing a reasonable value, the commission shall give due consideration to 
evidence of the cost of the property when first devoted to public use and the prudent 
acquisition cost to the utility, less· depreciation on each, and any other material and 
relevant factors or evidence, but the other factors shall may not include current value. fu 
making a valuation, the commission may consult reports, records or other information 
available to it in the office of any state office or board. 
This section does not apply to a price cap ILEC as defined in section 7102, 
subsection 6-A.' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 3 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 3. 35-A MRSA §7101-B, sub-§4 is enacted to read: 
4. Access rates. The commission shall ensure that intrastate access rates are just and 
reasonable and consistent with federal law. The commission may adopt rules to 
implement this subsection. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical 
rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 5 the following: 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" f},, to H.P. 534, L.D. 754 
'Sec. 6. 35-A MRSA §7306, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 318, §1, is repealed.' 
Amend the bill by adding after section 7 the following: 
'Sec. 8. 35-A MRSA §7501-B, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 623, Pt. A, §21, is 
amended to read: 
§7501-B. Directories 
A telephone utility is not required to publish a hard-copy telephone directory. A If a 
provider of provider of last resort service discontinues publishing a hard-copy directory, 
h shall annually offer its provider of last resort service customers the option to receive a 
telephone directory in an electronic format or in the form of a printout of the electronic 
database showing the names, addresses and telephone numbers of persons and businesses, 
other than of those who have requested unlisted numbers. The service provider shall 
annually provide notice to each of its provider of last resort service customers of this 
option.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment retains the provisions of the bill and does the following: 
1. It specifies that the valuation of property for fixing rates does not apply to price 
cap incumbent local exchange carriers, as those rates are set in the Maine Revised 
Statutes, Title 35-A; 
2. It changes language in the bill as it relates to access rates; 
3. It repeals the provision of law related to customer premise wire; and 
4. It limits a requirement in current law for provider of last resort service providers 
to offer telephone directories in an electronic format or as a printout of an electronic 
database to apply only to those provider of last resort service providers that discontinue 
publishing a hard-copy directory. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/15/17 feac 
LD754 
LR 655(02) 
An Act To Repeal or Clean Up Outdated Telecommunications Statutes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,A, ( fl~C/S) 
Committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Additional costs to the Public Utilities Commission associated with revisions to the telecommunications statutes are 
anticipated to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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