SB 5888-S - DIGEST
(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)

Authorizes a noncompetitive telecommunications company to petition to have packages or bundles of telecommunications services it offers be subject to minimal regulation. The commission shall grant the petition where: (1) Each noncompetititive service in the packages or bundle is readily and separately available to customers at fair, just, and reasonable prices;

(2) The price of the package or bundle is equal to or greater than the cost for tariffed services plus the cost of any competitive services as determined in accordance with RCW 80.36.330(3); and

(3) The availability and price of the stand-alone noncompetitive services are displayed in the company's tariff and on its web site consistent with commission rules.

Declares that, for purposes of this act, the term "minimal regulation" has the same meaning as in RCW 80.36.330(2). The commission may waive any regulatory requirement under Title 80 RCW with respect to packages or bundles of telecommunications services if it finds those requirements are no longer necessary to protect public interest.