Sec. 1. 35-A MRSA §3203, sub-§4, ¶D, as amended by PL 1999, c. 657, §18, is further amended to read:

D. May not telemarket services to the consumer if the consumer has filed with the commission a written request not to receive telemarketing from competitive electricity providers Must comply with all federal and state laws, federal regulations or state rules regarding the prohibition or limitation of telemarketing;

Sec. 2. 35-A MRSA §3203, sub-§4-A, ¶F, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 657, §19, is amended to read:

F. May not initiate a telephone solicitation call to a consumer who has notified the competitive electricity provider of the consumer's wish not to receive telephone solicitation calls made by or on behalf of the competitive electricity provider Must comply with all federal or state laws, federal regulations or state rules regarding the prohibition or limitation of telemarketing;

SUMMARY

This bill replaces the current statutory limitations on telemarketing by competitive electricity providers, which require the Public Utilities Commission to maintain a "do-not-call list," with the requirement that competitive electricity providers observe the federal and state "do-not-call" telemarketing limitations established for other retail sellers.