California Public Utilities Code

§ 871.7

PUC § 871.7 Effective Jan 1, 2001Div. 1 · Part 1 · Ch. 4 · Art. 8

Statute text

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(a)The Moore Universal Telephone Service Act, enacted in 1987, was intended to offer high quality basic telephone service at affordable rates to the greatest number of California residents, and has become an important means of achieving universal service by making residential service affordable to low-income citizens through the creation of a lifeline class of service.

(b)Factors such as competition and technological innovation are resulting in the convergence of a variety of telecommunications technologies offering an expanded range of telecommunications services to users that incorporate voice, video, and data. These technologies have differing regulatory regimes and jurisdictions.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 943, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001.