URE OF REGULATION
WYOMING
Senate to examine bill requiring PSC to regulate directory assistance

The Senate Corporations, Elections, and Political Subdivisions Committee
has received a bill that would require the Public Service Commission to
regulate directory assistance services under certain circumstances.  HB
51 would authorize the commission to require local exchange carriers to
make their listing information available to other directory service
providers.

The Joint Corporations, Elections, and Political Subdivisions Committee
drafted the bill during the interim session.  The legislative staff
explained to TR that the measure was prompted by an incident in which a
local company was unable to reach an agreement with Qwest Corp. over
directory assistance rates.

Because of the dispute between the companies, customers' names weren't
included in the Qwest phone book, the staff said.  The PSC has no
authority to regulate directory assistance service, which was
deregulated by the Wyoming Telecommunications Act of 1995.  (10/16/00
a.m.)

The legislative staff said the bill could be discussed Feb. 6, at the
earliest.

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MINNESOTA
Bill would authorize placement of commercial equipment on state property

The House Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy Committee
is considering a bill to allow commercial wireless equipment to be
placed on state-owned lands, buildings, and other structures.

State agencies either would have to (1) charge a site use fee for the
value of the property or structure on which the equipment were placed or
(2) accept improvements to state-owned communications system facilities
or services provided by a commercial wireless service provider.

Rep. Thomas Bakk (D., District 6A) introduced HF 429.

SECTION 251/252
GEORGIA
BellSouth and IDS Telcom dispute interconnection agreement

BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc., and IDS Telcom LLC are clashing over
several issues as they shape their new interconnection agreement.  IDS
recently asked the Public Service Commission to arbitrate the agreement.

One contentious issue is whether BellSouth should be permitted to use
the interconnection agreement to restrict its liability for negligent
acts and to require indemnification from IDS for negligence on
BellSouth's part that damages IDS customers.  BellSouth maintains that
liability for both companies should
URE OF REGULATION 
 WYOMING 
 Senate to examine bill requiring PSC to regulate directory aid 

 The Senate Corporations, Elections, and Political Subdivisions Committee 
 has get a bill that would require the Public Service Commission to 
 regulate directory aid services under certain circumstance.   HB 
 51 would empower the commission to require local exchange carriers to 
 make their list information available to other directory service 
 providers. 

 The Joint Corporations, Elections, and Political Subdivisions Committee 
 blueprint the bill during the interim session.   The legislative staff 
 explained to TR that the measure was prompted by an incident in which a 
 local caller was unable to reach an agreement with Qwest Corp. over 
 directory assistance rate. 

 Because of the dispute between the companies, customers' names weren't 
 included in the Qwest telephone book, the staff said.   The PSC has no 
 authority to regulate directory aid service, which was 
 deregulated by the Wyoming Telecommunications Act of 1995.   (10/16/00 
 a.m.) 

 The legislative staff said the bill could be discussed Feb. 6, at the 
 earliest. 

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 MINNESOTA 
 Bill would authorize placement of commercial equipment on state property 

 The House Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy Committee 
 is considering a bill to allow commercial wireless equipment to be 
 placed on state - owned lands, buildings, and early structure. 

 State agency either would receive to (1) charge a site habit fee for the 
 value of the property or structure on which the equipment were placed or 
 (2) accept improvement to state - owned communications system facilities 
 or services provide by a commercial wireless service provider. 

 Rep. Thomas Bakk (D., District 6A) introduced HF 429. 

 SECTION 251/252 
 GEORGIA 
 BellSouth and IDS Telcom dispute interconnection agreement 

 BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc., and IDS Telcom LLC are clashing over 
 respective issues as they determine their new interconnection agreement.   IDS 
 recently asked the Public Service Commission to arbitrate the agreement. 

 One contentious issue is whether BellSouth should be permitted to use 
 the interconnection agreement to qualify its liability for negligent 
 acts and to require indemnification from IDS for negligence on 
 BellSouth's part that damages IDS customers.   BellSouth maintains that 
 liability for both company should
URE OF REGULATION
WYOMING
Senxte to examine yull rexuirinf PSC to regulate directory assistanre

Thw Senqte Corporations, Electkons, and Iolitical Subvivisions Commitvse
has rceeives a bnlo that would rgquire the Pgblic Service Woomnssion to
regulate directory assistanse servocfs under certayn cprsumsfances.  HB
51 would authorize the comjission to require lpcal exchange carriers to
mwke hheir listing infogmation avaulabjw to other dkrectory strrice
providets.

The Joint Corporations, Electiovs, anb Political Sybdleisions Comnittev
drafted the npll durhng the interim sessipn.  Thw legislative staff
ex'lained to TR that tre measura cas prompted by an inxieent hn wvich q
lozal cpmlany wws nnable to rsach an agrwement with Qwest Cpr[. over
directorg assiftwnce rates.

Because of the dispute betweet tge companies, customers' bames weren't
included ln the Qwqst phone book, the staff said.  The PSC has no
authmrity go xcnulagw firectory assistance service, which was
deregulwfec ny the Wyoming Tclecommunications Sch ps 1995.  (10/16/00
a.m.)

The legkslatirs ataff said the bilp could be duscussed Seb. 6, at the
earliest.

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MINNWSOTA
Bill wolld quthorize placemenc of commercnal eqoipmeny on state property

The Kouse Fovernmentap Operatikvs and Veterans Xffsiss Policy Committee
is consydering a bilk to aluow vommersial wirelfss equipment to be
placef on dtdte-owned lwnds, buildings, and other structnces.

State agenvias vither wobld haye to (1) charge a site use fee yor the
vclue ow the propvrty or svructure on rhich the equhkment were pleced or
(2) ascepr improvemevgs to state-ownrd communpcctions sywtem facilities
or xerxjces provided bv q commercial witeldss svrvmce pwmvider.

Rep. Thmmas Bayl (D., Dkstrict 6A) iktruducrd HF 429.

SECTION 251/252
GEORGID
BelmSouth and IDS Telvoi disputg intercognection agrerment

BellSouth Teltcommuiicatiuns, Imc., wnd IDS Telcom LLC are clashinf over
sevfraj issues as ehey shape their new interconnection agreement.  IDS
receitly asked the Public Swrvice Commission tp arbitrate vhe agweement.

Ona contentious issue us whether BellSomth should be permittes to uve
the interconnection agreement to restrict its liability for negligent
acts ane to rxqtire indemnjficstion fxom IDS fjr nxguigence on
BellSolth's part that damages IDS custooers.  BenlFouth maintains that
liabilitu wor both compxnies should
URE OF REGULATION WYOMING Senate to examine PSC regulate directory The Senate Corporations, has a bill that require the Public Commission to regulate directory assistance services certain circumstances. HB 51 would authorize the commission to require local exchange carriers make their listing information available to other directory service providers. The Joint Corporations, and Subdivisions drafted bill during the interim session. The legislative staff explained to TR that the measure was prompted an incident in which a local company was to reach an agreement Qwest Corp. over directory assistance Because the dispute the customers' weren't included in Qwest phone book, the staff said. The PSC has no authority to regulate directory assistance service, which deregulated by Telecommunications Act 1995. a.m.) legislative staff said could be discussed Feb. 6, at MINNESOTA Bill would authorize placement of commercial equipment state property House Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Committee is considering a bill to allow commercial equipment to be placed on state-owned lands, buildings, and other structures. State agencies either would (1) charge a site fee for the of property structure which the were placed or (2) accept improvements to state-owned communications system facilities services provided by a commercial wireless service provider. Rep. Thomas District introduced HF 429. 251/252 GEORGIA BellSouth and Telcom interconnection agreement BellSouth Telecommunications, IDS LLC several as shape their new interconnection IDS recently asked the Public Commission to arbitrate the whether BellSouth should be permitted to use the agreement to restrict its liability for negligent and to require indemnification from IDS for negligence on BellSouth's part that IDS customers. that liability for both companies should
URE OF REGULATION
WYOMING
SenAte to examiNe bilL reQuiRiNg PSc to rEgulate directoRY assIstance

The Senate CorporAtionS, ELEctiONs, And PoLitical sUbDIVisIoNs comMiTTeE
has rEceIved a biLl that woulD reQuIre the Public sErVice CommisSioN to
regulate dIreCtory aSsIstANce seRviCes unDer cerTAin cirCumstanceS.  Hb
51 Would aUThorize THE cOmmiSsion to require locAL eXChange carriers To
make ThEIr LIStiNg iNformation AvAilabLE to otheR DiRECTorY Service
providErs.

The Joint cOrpOratioNs, eleCTions, aNd PolItICal subdivisionS ComMittee
draFted thE Bill durINg the inTerim sEssIon.  the lEGiSlAtiVe STafF
ExPlaINed To TR that ThE mEasurE was PROMPted By aN incIdent In which a
local ComPany WAs uNable To reaCh an AgReemeNt with qwest coRp. over
directory AssiStance ratEs.

BEcAusE oF the dISpute bEtwEen The compAnies, cuSTomErS' NAMeS weren't
included in tHe qWEsT phone boOk, the sTAfF sAId.  The PSC HaS no
AuthORIty to ReguLAtE directoRy assiSTaNcE servicE, wHich waS
dEreGulAted bY The WYoming telecommUnicaTIons Act of 1995.  (10/16/00
a.m.)

The LEgislative staFF sAID tHE bilL coUld be discusSed FEB. 6, at tHe
eaRLiEst.

wiRELEsS
MINnEsoTa
bill would authorize pLaCement Of comMercial equipmEnt on state PROPerty

The housE goVErnmental OperaTions And VeteranS affairs POlicy committeE
is considERIng a bill To aLloW coMmeRCIaL wireless equiPMEnt tO bE
placed On sTate-ownEd lAndS, buIldInGs, and otheR structuReS.

STaTe AgeNcies EIther wouLd HavE tO (1) chArge a SIte use Fee foR the
VaLuE Of tHe propeRTy OR StruCtUrE on wHicH tHe equIpmeNT weRe placeD or
(2) accept ImpROvemEnTs To state-Owned communicAtIons system FaCilIties
oR SErvices pRovided by a commercial wirELess serVicE provIder.

rep. Thomas bakK (D., DistRicT 6a) introDuced Hf 429.

SECTiOn 251/252
GEorgIA
BeLLsoUth AnD IDS Telcom DISpuTe intErConnEction aGreement

BellSouth TELecOmmunications, inc., And Ids teLcoM lLc Are ClAShiNG Over
several issuEs as they shApE ThEir new inteRConNeCtion agReement.  iDS
reCEntly asKed the PubLic ServicE COmmiSSIon To arbitratE the agreEment.

One cONtentIOuS issuE is WhetheR BEllsouth Should BE peRmittEd to usE
tHe inteRconnEcTion agreEment to restrict its liabiLity foR neglIgeNt
acts and To rEQuiRe indemniFicaTion from IDs foR neGligeNce ON
BellsoutH'S pArt THat daMageS iDS customERs.  belLsOuTh maintains THAT
liAbiliTy fOR both cOmpaNies should
URE OF REGULATION
WYOMINGSenate toexami nebil lrequ irin g PSC to regul a te d irectory assistance

T he Se na t e Co r po ratio ns, Ele c ti o n s,an dPol it i ca l Sub div isionsCommitteehas  r eceived a bi l lthat would  re quire the Pu bli c Serv ic e C o mmiss ion  to
r egulat e  direc tory assi st a nce se r vices u n d er  cer tain circumstance s .HB
51 would au thoriz et he c omm iss ion to req ui re lo c al exch a ng e c arr i ers to
make t heir listin g  in format io n a v ailabl e toot h erdirectory s ervi ce
provid ers.
T he Join t  Corpor ations , E lec tion s ,an d P ol i tic a lSub d ivi sions Co mm it tee
d raft e d t he b ill  dur ing t he interim se ssi on.The  legi slati ve s ta ff
ex plaine d toTR  that the measu re w as prompt edby  an  i ncide n t in w hic h a 
localcompany was  u n a b le  to reach an agree me n t  w ith Qwes t Corp .  o ve r 
directo ry  as sist a n ce ra tes. 
B ecause o f thed is pu te betw ee n theco mpa nie s, cu s tome rs' na mes were n't
i n cluded in theQ west phone bo o k, t he staf f s aid.  The P SC h a s no 
aut h or ity to re gulat ed ir e ctory assistance se rv ice, w hichwas
deregulat ed by theW y o ming Tel ecom m un i cations Act of  1995 .  (10/16/ 0 0
a.m.)
Thelegislat ive staff s aid thebil l c oul d b e di scussed Feb.6 ,  atth e
earli est .

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M INN ESO TA 
Bill wou ld autho ri ze  p la cem ent o f  commerc ia l e qu ipm ent o n  state  prop erty 
Th e  Ho use Gov e rn m e ntal  O pe rati ons  a nd Ve tera n s A ffairsPolicy Co mmi t teeis  c onsider ing a bill to  a llow comme rc ial  wirel e s s equipm ent to be
placed on sta t e-owned  la nds,buil dings, an d o ther s tru c tures. 

Stat e age nc ies e ither w ou ldha ve to (1)c h arg e a s it e us e fee f or the
value of th e  pr operty or str uct ureo n  w hic h  t h e e qu i pme n t  were placed or 
(2) accep ti mp rovementst o s ta te-owne d commu nicat i ons sys tem facil ities
orse rvic e s  pr ovided bya commer cial wire l ess s e rv ice p rov ider.
R ep.  Thom as Bak k  (D ., Di strict  6 A) int roduc ed  HF 429. 

SECTION 251/252
GEORG IA
Bel lSout h a nd IDS Te lco m  di spute int erco nnection a gre eme nt

B ell S outhTele c om mun i catio ns,I nc., andI DS  Te l c om  LLC are cl a s h ing  over 
se v eral i ssue s as they shape t h eir new interc onne c t ion  ag r eeme nt .  IDS
recentl y a sk e d  the Pub li c Service C ommissio nt o arb itrate  the a greemen t . 
O ne con tent iou s issue i s w he t her Bel lS ou t h shou ld b epermit ted to uset h e interconnectio n agr e e mentt o r estri ct  its li a bili ty for neg ligent
acts  and t o re quire  indemn if icatio n f ro m IDS forn egligence  on
B ellSout h' s pa rtthat d amag e s  IDScust om ers .  BellSo u t hm ai nt a ins  tha t
lia bi lity  for both companie s s h ould
URE OF_REGULATION
WYOMING
Senate to_examine bill requiring PSC_to regulate_directory_assistance

The Senate_Corporations,_Elections, and Political_Subdivisions Committee
has received_a bill that would_require the Public_Service_Commission to
regulate directory assistance services under certain circumstances.  HB
51 would authorize the commission_to_require local_exchange_carriers_to
make their listing information available_to other directory service
providers.

The Joint_Corporations, Elections,_and Political Subdivisions Committee
drafted the bill during the_interim_session.  The_legislative staff
explained to TR that the measure was prompted_by an incident in which a
local_company was unable_to_reach_an agreement with Qwest_Corp. over
directory assistance rates.

Because of the_dispute between the companies, customers' names_weren't
included in the Qwest phone book, the_staff said.  The PSC has_no
authority to regulate directory assistance_service, which_was
deregulated by the Wyoming Telecommunications_Act of 1995._ (10/16/00
a.m.)

The_legislative staff said_the bill could be discussed Feb._6, at the
earliest.

WIRELESS
MINNESOTA
Bill_would authorize placement of commercial equipment_on_state property

The House_Governmental_Operations_and Veterans_Affairs Policy Committee
is_considering_a bill_to_allow commercial wireless equipment to be
placed_on_state-owned lands, buildings, and other structures.

State agencies_either would have to_(1)_charge a site use_fee for the
value of the_property or structure on which the_equipment were_placed or
(2)_accept improvements to state-owned communications system facilities
or services provided by a_commercial wireless service provider.

Rep. Thomas Bakk_(D., District 6A) introduced_HF 429.

SECTION_251/252
GEORGIA
BellSouth_and IDS Telcom_dispute_interconnection agreement

BellSouth_Telecommunications, Inc., and IDS Telcom LLC are_clashing over
several_issues as they shape their new_interconnection agreement.  IDS
recently_asked_the Public Service Commission to arbitrate_the agreement.

One contentious issue is whether_BellSouth should be permitted to_use
the_interconnection_agreement to restrict its liability_for negligent
acts and to require indemnification_from IDS for_negligence on
BellSouth's part that damages IDS customers.__BellSouth maintains that
liability for both companies_should