APPROVED CHAPTER
MARCH 25, 2024 568
BY GOVERNOR PUBLIC LAW
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR
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S.P. 932 - L.D. 2193
An Act to Improve Access to Affordable Wireless Communications by
Allowing the Public Utilities Commission to Designate Eligible
Telecommunications Carriers
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 35-A MRSA §7104, sub-§10 is enacted to read:
10. Designation of eligible service providers. The commission may designate any
provider or reseller of commercial mobile radio service, as defined in 47 Code of Federal
Regulations, Section 20.3, as an eligible telecommunications carrier for purposes of
receiving federal universal service support and offering services supported by federal
universal service support mechanisms pursuant to 47 United States Code, Sections
214(e)(1) and 214(e)(2) and 47 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 54.201. The
commission may adopt rules necessary to implement this subsection. Rules adopted under
this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter
2‑A.
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