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To prohibit regulation of Voice-over- Internet Protocol(VoIP) service and internet protocol- <br /> enabled service. <br /> STATUS: Both the House and Senate files received several hearings in their respective bodies, <br /> but the legislation did not receive a floor vote or have its language included in an omnibus bill. <br /> VOIP COMPETITIVE MARKET REGULATION <br /> HF 1066 Rep. Ron Kresha(R-Little Falls) <br /> SF 895 Sen. Dan Sparks (DFL-Austin) <br /> To authorize competitive market regulation for certain local exchange carriers facing <br /> competition. A petition process for competitive market regulation would be created, outlining <br /> the process, competitive criteria, and market regulations. State regulation of any aspect of VoIP <br /> services or IP-enabled services would be prohibited. <br /> STATUS: Both the House and Senate files received several hearings in their respective bodies, <br /> but the legislation did not receive a floor vote or have its language included in an omnibus bill. <br /> TELECOMMUNICATIONS MODIFICATIONS <br /> HF 1558 Rep. Ron Kresha(R-Little Falls) <br /> SF 1862 Sen. Dan Sparks (DFL-Austin) <br /> To modify telecommunications rate case procedures, standardize consumer billing practices, <br /> require intrastate call completion, and simplify certification procedures. <br /> STATUS: This bill did not receive a committee hearing in the House or Senate. <br /> BONDING FOR BROADBAND <br /> HF 1900 Rep. Erik Simonson(DFL-Duluth) <br /> SF 1101 Sen. Matt Schmit(DFL-Red Wing) <br /> To authorize local units of government to partner or contract with private providers or <br /> cooperatives to finance, acquire, and construct broadband infrastructure. Local governments <br /> could issue general obligation bonds to fund broadband infrastructure by resolution. The state <br /> could issue general obligation bonds for broadband infrastructure. <br /> STATUS: A variation of this language was included in the Senate omnibus tax bill (SF 826). <br /> HF 1900 did not receive a hearing in the House. The 2015 Legislative Session concluded <br /> without the passage of a tax bill. <br /> BROADBAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PILOT PROGRAM <br /> HF 2123 Rep. Joe McDonald(R-Delano) <br /> SF 2006 Sen. Bruce Anderson(R-Buffalo) <br /> To appropriate$2.4 million and create an economic development pilot program within the <br /> Border-to-Border Broadband Infrastructure Grant Program to award funding to a city for a wire- <br /> 158 <br />