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An Act To Repeal or Clean Up Outdated Telecommunications Statutes
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 35-A MRSA §303, as amended by PL 1987, c. 613, §2, is further amended to read:
§ 303.Valuation of property for fixing rates
In determining just and reasonable rates, tolls and charges, the commission shall fix a reasonable value upon all the property of a public utility and upon an electric plant to the extent paid for by the utility on the premises of any of its customers, whichthat is used or required to be used in its service to the public within the State and a fair return on that property. In fixing a reasonable value, the commission shall give due consideration to evidence of the cost of the property when first devoted to public use and the prudent acquisition cost to the utility, less depreciation on each, and any other material and relevant factors or evidence, but the other factors shallmay not include current value. In making a valuation, the commission may consult reports, records or other information available to it in the office of any state office or board.
This section does not apply to a price cap ILEC as defined in section 7102, subsection 6-A.
Sec. 2. 35-A MRSA §7101-B, sub-§2, as repealed and replaced by PL 2003, c. 101, §1, is repealed.
Sec. 3. 35-A MRSA §7101-B, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 259, §1, is repealed.
Sec. 4.  35-A MRSA §7101-B, sub-§4  is enacted to read:
 
4.  Access rates.     The commission shall ensure that intrastate access rates are just and reasonable and consistent with federal law. The commission may adopt rules to implement this subsection. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.
Sec. 5. 35-A MRSA §7303, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 141, Pt. A, §6, is repealed.
Sec. 6. 35-A MRSA §7304, as repealed and replaced by PL 1991, c. 54, §1 and affected by §2, is repealed.
Sec. 7. 35-A MRSA §7306, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 318, §1, is repealed.
Sec. 8. 35-A MRSA §7307, as amended by PL 2007, c. 478, §2, is repealed.
Sec. 9. 35-A MRSA §7308, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 511, §1, is repealed.
Sec. 10. 35-A MRSA §7501-B, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 623, Pt. A, §21, is amended to read:
§ 7501-B.Directories
A telephone utility is not required to publish a hard-copy telephone directory. AIf a  provider of provider of last resort service discontinues publishing a hard-copy directory, it shall annually offer its provider of last resort service customers the option to receive a telephone directory in an electronic format or in the form of a printout of the electronic database showing the names, addresses and telephone numbers of persons and businesses, other than of those who have requested unlisted numbers. The service provider shall annually provide notice to each of its provider of last resort service customers of this option.
 
Effective 90 days following adjournment of the 128th Legislature, First Regular Session, unless otherwise indicated.