February 28, 1999

SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENT number _______ to SENATE BILL 408, as amended

Amendment sponsored by Senator L. Skip Vernon

1. On page 11, between lines 5 and 6, insert the following subsection:

"M. No telecommunications carrier shall require an end- user residence or business customer that uses a residence or business dial tone access line to gain access to the internet to pay local measured usage charges or any other per minute of use charges to gain that access. This provision does not preclude the application of long distance charges by a telecommunications carrier if the end-user residence or business customer must use long distance service to gain access to the internet.".

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L. Skip Vernon

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 (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)

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