AB 566

This bill makes the following changes to statutes administered by the Public

Service Commission (PSC):

1. Under current law, the PSC must submit a biennial report to the Joint

Committee on Information Policy and Technology (JCIPT) regarding investments in

advanced telecommunications infrastructure and the report must cover specified

topics, including integrated services digital network (ISDN) deployment. This bill

requires the PSC to submit the report to the legislature and eliminates the

requirement that the report must cover ISDN deployment. Also, the bill requires the

report to cover a topic only if there are issues with the availability or deployment of

telecommunications infrastructure regarding the topic.

2. The bill requires the PSC to review telecommunications depreciation

guidelines every three years, rather than every two years as required under current

law.

3. Under current law, the PSC must submit an annual report to JCIPT

regarding the universal service fund (USF). This bill requires the PSC to submit the

report biennially to the legislature.

4. Current law requires the PSC to review, at least biennially, rules regarding

the USF. The bill requires the PSC to review the rules, but eliminates the biennial

requirement.

For further information, see the

Notes

provided by the Law Revision

Committee of the Joint Legislative Council.