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Water ComparedAppendix AStateMississippiTelecommimications[a]1992. 90-UA-0280allowed intraLATA tollcompetition (I OXXXbasis).!996. Alternativeregulation began (freeze).Electricity[b]1997. PSC opened docket 96-UA-389 to consider retail wheeling.Hearings held 4/97 and 7/97.1/97: Bill introduced that proposedretail choice by 7/2003. Bill failed.7/97. PSC asked staff to draw up arestructuring plan by ll/97. Theplan, if accepted, will be a basis todraft legislation for 1999.Natural Gas[c]No activity reported.Missouri8/26/86. TC 85-126allowed intraLAT A tollcompetition (dial-upbasis).!997. Alternativeregulation began (PC).11/97. The PSC staff presented areport to the PSC proposing retailchoice to begin by 1/2001 and becompleted by 12/2004, unbundling ofservices and recovery of strandedcosts be determined by the PSC.Implementation ofthe plan requireslegislation to be passed by 1999.Recommends PSC have discretion inrecovery of stranded costs through awires charge. Exit fees andsecuritization were deemed anticomoetitiveand would not be used.1997. Restructuring bills fail to pass.3/97: PSC established the RetailElectric Competition Task Force toprepare report to and study retailwheeling and related issues. Fourworking groups were established andare to submit reports no later than4/98.No legislative activityreported.1995. Performance-basedratemaking underconsideration.11/97. Joint Interim Committee onTelecom and Energy scheduled ahearing re: poolco vs. bilateralcontracts.There is no statewide pilot program.PUC approved a limited program fortwo lOU'sPUC rejected utility's pilot industrialopen-access program (Case No. E0-97-491). The decision mayjeopardize the utility's proposedcompetitive market research projectfor residential customers.NAWC1!9September 1998