BILL REQ. #:  H-3731.1 



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HOUSE BILL 2798
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State of Washington59th Legislature2006 Regular Session

By Representatives Chase, Williams, Hasegawa, Conway, Upthegrove, Pettigrew and Kenney

Read first time 01/13/2006.   Referred to Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications.



     AN ACT Relating to paper billing fees for telecommunications services; and adding a new section to chapter 80.36 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 80.36 RCW to read as follows:
     A telecommunications company may not charge a customer a fee to receive a paper copy of a bill when the bill includes charges for intrastate service. For purposes of this section, "intrastate service" means a communication that originates and terminates in the state of Washington, without regard to whether the communication went through any place outside the state.

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