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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

SPONSOR Jennings

DATE TYPED 3/1/05

HB

SHORT TITLE Telecommunication Services Charge Time Limit

SB 1062

ANALYST Rosen

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained Estimated Additional Impact Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY05

FY06

FY05

FY06

NFI

NFI

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

No Responses Received From

Attorney General’s Office (AGO)

General Services Department (GSD)

Public Regulation Commission (PRC)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 1062 adds a new section to the New Mexico Telecommunications Act, implementing

a time limit on charges for telecommunications services. Telecommunications services providers

will be prohibited from charging customers for a service if a period of more than six months

elapses before the customer is billed for the service.

Significant Issues

Due to lack of agency response, it is not clear what the potential impact of this bill might be for

telecommunications services providers, consumers or state agencies. It is not clear how fre-

quently such providers attempt to charge for services that have not been billed for within six

months or what the dollar value of such charges might be.

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