STAND. COM. REP. NO.710

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2001

RE: H.B. No. 1335

H.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce, to which was referred H.B. No. 1335 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to exempt persons with an exclusive wireless telecommunications license from the Federal Communications Commission from the purview of the Public Utilities Commission (PUC).

Testimony in support of the bill was received from Voicestream Wireless, Sprint Communication Company, AT&T Wireless Services, Cingular Wireless, and Verizon Wireless. The PUC and the Division of Consumer Advocacy of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs submitted testimony in opposition to the bill.

A technical, nonsubstantive amendment was made for purposes of clarity and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1335, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No 1335, H.D. 1.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce,

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KENNETH T. HIRAKI, Chair