States Advance ROW, Robocall Bills
State lawmakers backed telecom bills on the municipal right of way and caller-ID spoofing this week. The Texas House passed a bill meant to stop municipalities from charging telecom providers twice when they use the ROW for phone and video.…
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The House voted 92-50 Wednesday after the Senate last month voted 26-5 for SB-1152, which would require a provider to pay the municipality only the greater of the two sums due. The bill needs the governor’s signature to become law. The same day in Maine, the Senate concurred with the House to pass LD-1192, a pole-attachments bill that exempts municipalities from pole expenses (see 1904220023). To stop robocalls that use fake phone numbers to trick consumers, Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts (R) signed LB-693 Wednesday. It unanimously cleared the legislature last week (see 1905030038). Wednesday in California, the Assembly Appropriations Committee unanimously cleared AB-1132 to fine spoofers $10,000 per violation. California senators Tuesday ordered the Consumer Call Protection Act (SB-208) to third reading. The telecom industry raised concerns about the Senate bill, which would set a July 1, 2020, deadline for providers to implement Signature-based Handling of Asserted Information Using toKENs (Shaken) and Secure Telephony Identity Revisited (Stir) protocols (see 1903270039).