Kentucky Telephone Companies Pushing For Option To End Basic Service

Posted by Soulskill on Friday February 17, 2012 @11:39AM from the wired-signals-have-been-dephoned dept.

An anonymous reader writes "There is a bill pending in the Kentucky State Senate that would eliminate almost all Public Service Commission oversight over local phone companies. Written by AT&T lobbyists, SB135 is being pushed by the phone companies as a 'modernization' of rules. It would keep the PSC from investigating phone service on its own and eliminate rules concerning price discrimination, price increases, required published rates, and performance objectives. It also will prevent any state agency from imposing net neutrality, and will enable phone companies to use the fact that there are cell phones to refuse to run a land line. The text of the bill is available online."

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Finally by BitHive · 2012-02-17 12:56 · Score: 0, Troll

I have long suspected that phone service would be almost free if the government didn't force me to subsidize low-income subscribers.
Re:My opinion? by PopeRatzo · 2012-02-17 13:09 · Score: 1, Troll

Fuck you too, AT&T!
+1, Insightful

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