UTC Case Docket Details
Docket Number 980675
| Docket Number | UT-980675 |
|---|---|
| Advice | |
| Company | |
| DBA | |
| Filing Type | Rulemaking |
| Industry (Code) | Telecommunications (170) |
| Status | Closed |
| Lead Staff | Elliott, Vicki (UTC) |
| Filed Date | 05/13/1998 |
| Effective Date | N/A |
| Summary | Request to adopt revisions to revise WAC 480-120-139, regarding slamming issues. |
Event History
- 01/30/2000 -- End of Pending - Reconsideration
- 01/20/2000 -- Close (Order Amending and Adopting Rules Permanently.)
- 11/30/1999 -- Adopted (Oral Comments: Vicki Elliott, Bob Wallis, and Glenn Blackmon, staff; Simon ffitch, AAG, Public Counsel; Greg Kopta, Atty., NEXTLINK Washington, Inc., and Advanced TelCom Group, Inc.; Terry Vann, WITA; Robert Snyder, Atty., Whidbey Telephone Company; and Rick Finnigan, Atty.)
- 09/22/1999 -- Proposed (Direct the Secretary to file a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (CR-102) with the Office of the Code Reviser, pursuant to RCW 34.05.320, in order to revise WAC 480-120-139 regarding changes in local exchange and intrastate toll services. Oral comments at Open Meeting by Vicki Elliott, staff.)
- 02/10/1999 -- Preproposal (Commissioner Gillis moved to 1) Issue a Notice of Opportunity to Comment under the CR-101, which proposes slamming rules that are consistent with the newly adopted FCC rules, and 2) Direct the Secretary to issue a letter which requires continued reporting by the local exchange companies regarding the number of complaints received from their customers about cramming for the months of January, February, and March. Clarify the term "complaints" to clearly state that this includes any call made by a customer to the company in which the customer claims the telephone bill contains an unauthorized charge. Commissioner Hemstad seconded the motion. The motion carried (3:0).)
- 08/26/1998 -- Deferred (Direct the Secretary to send a letter to the local exchange companies in Washington requiring a report to be filed by January 15, 1999 including 1)to what they are implementing the Federal Communication Commission Guidelines on billing of unwanted services (cramming), 2)the specific actions they are taking to prevent cramming, and 3)data, compiled on a monthly basis for October, November and December 1998, and the number, and resolution of complaints on cramming. Oral comments at Open Meeting by Vicki Elliott and Glen Blackmon, staff and Terry Vann, WITA.)
- 07/08/1998 -- Preproposal