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(2) REQUIRE OR PROHIBIT THE ASSESSMENT OF FEES FOR
TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICE UNDER TITLE 3. SUBTITLE 8 OF THE
STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT ARTICLE;
(2)(3) REQUIRE OR PROHIBIT THE PAYMENT OF ANY
SWITCHED NETWORK ACCESS RATES OR OTHER INTERCARRIER COMPENSATION
RATES THAT MAY BE DETERMINED TO APPLY; OR
(3) (4) RELIEVE A COMPANY THAT IS OTHERWISE SUBJECT TO §
8-201 OF THIS TITLE OF ITS OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE TELEPHONE LIFELINE
SERVICE OVER LOCAL EXCHANGE ACCESS LINES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO THE
COMMISSION'S JURISDICTION;
(5) EXEMPT VOIP SERVICE FROM GENERALLY APPLICABLE
STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY, CONSUMER
PROTECTION, AND UNFAIR AND DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES, OR TO EXEMPT
VOIP SERVICE FROM THE PURVIEW AUTHORITY OF THE DIVISION OF
CONSUMER PROTECTION IN THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL; OR
(6) REMOVE THE COMMISSION'S JURISDICTION OVER CIRCUIT
SWITCHED LOCAL EXCHANGE ACCESS SERVICE.
(C) A COMPANY THAT MOVES A CUSTOMER FROM A
COMMISSION-APPROVED TARIFF SERVICE TO VOIP SERVICE SHALL NOTIFY
THE CUSTOMER THAT THE COMMISSION DOES NOT HAVE JURISDICTION OVER
THE REGULATION OF VOIP SERVICE AND THAT COMPLAINTS ABOUT VOIP
SERVICE IS UNDER THE PURVIEW OF MAY BE FILED WITH THE DIVISION OF
CONSUMER PROTECTION IN THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That nothing in this Act
authorizes a company to move a customer from a service the customer ordered under a
tariff approved by the Public Service Commission to another service that may be
tariffed or nontariffed unless:
(1) the customer consents; or
(2) the service the customer ordered under a Commission-approved
tariff is discontinued with the approval of the Commission.
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED. That, on or before December 1,
2010, the Department of Business and Economic Development and the Public Service
Commission, with input from the Office of the Attorney General and other appropriate
agencies as necessary, shall report to the General Assembly, in accordance with §
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