Bill title for SF0140

AN ACT relating to telecommunications regulation; amending and repealing portions of the Wyoming Telecommunications Act; extending the act’s sunset date; amending definitions; deleting references to and regulation of interexchange telecommunication companies; specifying and amending application of the act; removing or repealing unnecessary statutory language; amending application of the act to voice over internet protocol; amending the standards for determining if a company is subject to competition; amending the regulatory authority and standards applicable to telecommunication pricing and service requirements; amending the authority of the Wyoming public service commission; specifying when a company may withdraw telecommunications service; amending price complaint procedures and standards; amending the application of existing laws to telecommunication companies as public utilities; limiting services that qualify for benefits under the universal service fund; specifying and amending application of the universal service fund; providing for the conclusion and eventual defunding of the universal service fund; and providing for an effective date.