SENATE BILL No. 760

 

 

October 7, 2003, Introduced by Senators STAMAS, KUIPERS, VAN WOERKOM, BROWN, OLSHOVE, SANBORN, GOSCHKA, GEORGE, CASSIS, TOY, GILBERT, HARDIMAN, JELINEK, BISHOP, ALLEN, GARCIA, SIKKEMA, CROPSEY, JOHNSON and McMANUS and referred to the Committee on Technology and Energy.

 

 

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1991 PA 179, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "Michigan telecommunications act,"                                          

                                                                                

    by amending section 507 (MCL 484.2507), as added by 2000 PA 295.            

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 507.  (1) A telecommunications provider or a provider                  

                                                                                

2   of internet services shall not include or add  optional  services           

                                                                                

3   in an end-user's  telecommunications  service package without the           

                                                                                

4   express oral or written authorization of the end-user.                      

                                                                                

5       (2) Upon the receipt of a complaint filed by a person                       

                                                                                

6   alleging a violation of this section or upon the commission's own           

                                                                                

7   motion, the commission may conduct a contested case as provided             

                                                                                

8   under section 203.