STAND. COM. REP. NO.  235-10

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2010

RE:   H.B. No. 2360

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, to which was referred H.B. No. 2360 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO INTRASTATE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to promote equitable regulation of intrastate telecommunications services by:

     (1)  Clarifying that the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) shall treat retail intrastate services as fully competitive and apply all PUC rules in accordance to this designation; and

     (2)  Confirming the obligations to provide services and information services on reasonable terms and conditions between telecommunication carriers.

     Hawaiian Telcom supported this bill.  Wavecom Solutions and tw telecom opposed this measure.  PUC submitted comments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2360 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce,

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ROBERT N. HERKES, Chair