Gabriel Garcia Presentation - NATOA

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Telecom Policy-Making Has Shifted to Federal Level Over the last two decades telecom policy-making has shifted to federal level. Key drivers accounting for shift: • State Deregulation • Transition to IP/Broadband Networks • Network Convergence • Expansion of Wireless Service Shift has been accompanied by reduction in municipal franchise fee payments and erosion in local authority. 2
State Deregulation - Texas Overview of telecom deregulation in Texas: • 1995: HB 2128 eliminated telecom monopoly regulation and introduced incentive regulation. • 1999: HB 1777 eased the entry of new competitors into telecom market by eliminating authority of cities to grant telephone franchise agreements. • 2005: SB 5 facilitated the entry of telecom companies into the cable industry by eliminating authority of cities to grant cable franchise agreements. • 2011: SB 980 eliminates authority of Texas PUC to regulate all rates, tariffs, terms and conditions of service for telecom companies under incentive regulation. Prevents any governmental entity from regulating VoIP services. 3
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