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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 451
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 1301
Referred to Committee on ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY
Introduced by:
SEN. LESSER, 9th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING CAPS ON INTERNET DATA USAGE,
REGULATING CABLE TELEVISION RATES AND INFORMATION
SERVICES, DEVELOPING STANDARD CONTRACTUAL TERMS FOR
INFORMATION SERVICES AND AMENDING THE CONNECTICUT
ANTITRUST ACT.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to: (1) Prevent 1
telecommunications companies from imposing a cap on Internet data 2
plans; (2) require the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority regulate 3
cable television rates; (3) require the Public Utilities Regulatory 4
Authority regulate information services not currently regulated by the 5
Federal Communications Commission; (4) require the Public Utilities 6
Regulatory Authority, in consultation with the Office of Consumer 7
Counsel, develop standard contracting terms for information services; 8
and (5) amend the Connecticut Antitrust Act and require the Attorney 9
General to report annually to the General Assembly on enforcement of 10
the Connecticut Antitrust Act with regards to information services 11
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Statement of Purpose:
To (1) prevent telecommunications companies from imposing a cap on
Internet data plans, (2) require the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority
regulate cable television rates, (3) require the Public Utilities Regulatory
Authority regulate information services not currently regulated by the
Federal Communications Commission, (4) require the Public Utilities
Regulatory Authority, in consultation with the Office of Consumer
Counsel, develop standard contracting terms for information services,
and (5) amend the Connecticut Antitrust Act and require the Attorney
General to report annually to the General Assembly on enforcement of
the Connecticut Antitrust Act with regards to information services
issues.