LD 157
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is not subject to Title 32, chapter 69, subchapter V or Title 32,
section 4690-A, subsection 4 to the extent the competitive
electricity provider is providing or proposing to provide
generation service.

 
Sec. 2. 35-A MRSA §7106, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 702, §1, is
amended by adding a new first paragraph to read:

 
An initiation of a change in a customer's local or intrastate
interexchange carrier is governed by this section and any rules
adopted by the commission pursuant to this section and is not
subject to the provisions of Title 32, chapter 69, subchapter V
or Title 32, section 4690-A, subsection 4.

 
SUMMARY

 
This legislation clarifies that provisions regarding consumer
protection when consumer solicitation sales occur, that are
contained in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 35-A or in rules
promulgated by the Public Utilities Commission, are the governing
directives for telephone utilities that are regulated by the
Public Utilities Commission and competitive electricity providers
that are licensed by the Public Utilities Commission.


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