SB192 Alabama 2017 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Tom Whatley

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2017

Title

Lee Co., public providers of municipal telecommunications services, remove certain restrictions on coverage area, notice required by public providers intending to expand coverage, sources of funding limited, certain taxes in expanded coverage area required of public provider, const. amend.

Description

Existing law places certain restrictions on a public provider of municipal telecommunications services or other services that is a municipality or a municipal instrumentality.

This bill would propose an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, relating to Lee County, to remove restrictions on the service area of a public provider of municipal telecommunications services or other services that is a municipality or a municipal instrumentality in the county.

This bill would further allow the public provider to provide cable systems, telecommunications equipment and systems, furnish cable service, interactive computer service, Internet access, other Internet services, advanced telecommunications service, and other services, or any combination thereof without the restrictions as to coverage area.

This bill would provide that a public provider intending to serve an area outside of its jurisdiction would give notice to the private provider or providers that serve the area.

This bill would provide that a public provider would only be allowed to serve the area or areas in the county in which the public provider is headquartered or in a contiguous county and would limit service to Internet, cable, and phone.

This bill would provide the sources of funding that could be used by a public provider to provide service outside of its municipal boundaries and would provide that the public provider would be responsible for all taxes and fees due in that area under certain conditions.

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Subjects

Constitutional Amendments