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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 4150

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1985 Regular Session

By Senators Goltz, Williams, Bailey, Kreidler and Halsan

Read first time 2/8/85 and referred to Committee on Energy and Utilities.

AN ACT Relating to the preservation of universal telecommunications service and the protection of basic voice grade telecommunications service; and adding new sections to chapter 80.04 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 80.04 RCW to read as follows:

          The legislature declares it is the policy of the state to preserve affordable universal telecommunications service, and ensure that consumers of basic voice grade telecommunications service are charged rates which do not include subsidies or charges for other services.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 80.04 RCW to read as follows:

          No rate, charge, tariff or toll for voice grade local exchange service shall be found by the commission to be reasonable and just if it includes any charge, cost or residual revenue requirement other than the direct costs of voice grade local exchange service, a fair allocation of joint and common costs of equipment benefitting more than one service, and a fair, just and reasonable rate of return upon property used and useful for voice grade local exchange service.