Acting N.J. Gov. Donald DiFrancesco (R), on his last day in offic...
Acting N.J. Gov. Donald DiFrancesco (R), on his last day in office Thurs., signed 2 telecom bills passed in last days of 2001 session: (1) SB-1358, which requires Board of Public Utilities to enforce FCC’s antislamming rules. (2) SB-2399,…
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which institutes 24-hour toll-free hotline for filing complaints of computer crimes. In other states, Cal. Assembly Transportation Committee opens hearings today (Jan. 14) on bill (AB-911) to ban use of handheld mobile phones while driving. Because bill is carry-over measure from 2001, it must pass Assembly by end of Jan. or it dies. Cal. Assembly’s Education Committee will hold Jan. 15 hearing on bill (AB-878) to ease restrictions on wireless telecom devices for students at school. Current law allows school principals to let students carry pagers and mobile phones only if they're authorized by doctor as essential for student’s health. Pending bill would allow school boards to authorize student wireless devices for safety as well as health reasons. New bill in Wis. (AB-708) would require telecom providers to notify residential customers by mail and by phone if they accumulated more than $500 in charges in single billing period. Failure to provide notice within 14 days of $500 total could result in forfeiture of charges. Bill also would require PSC to establish streamlined alternative to traditional complaint process for resolving retail residential service and billing disputes, with burden placed on carrier to disprove customer’s allegations. New Mo. antispam bill (SB-665) would prohibit transmission of e- mailed ads (spam) that contained false or misleading information on subject, origin or transmission path of message. It would apply to spam sent from computer in state or to Mo. resident’s e-mail address. New Mo. Internet filter bill (SB-665) would require schools and libraries offering Internet access to install filtering programs that restricted minors’ access to pornographic Internet sites or offer Internet access only through ISPs that filtered content. Requirement wouldn’t apply to computers used exclusively by adults or employees. New S.C. bill (SB-823) would require hotels and motels to post at each phone rates they charged for local, long distance, toll-free and room-to-room calls along with rates for e-mail or fax messages and Internet access. Ill. House passed resolution (HR-605) asking FCC to grant permanent waiver of 11-digit dialing requirement for 224 overlay code atop suburban Chicago’s 847 code. New dialing pattern took effect Jan. 5.