Indiana Code 8-1-2.6-4. Annual commission report to interim study committee; annual interim study committee report to legislative council
(b) In addition to reviewing the commission‘s annual report prepared under IC 8-1-1-14, the committee may also issue a report and recommendations to the legislative council by November 1 of each year that is based on a review of the following issues:
Terms Used In Indiana Code 8-1-2.6-4
- commission: refers to the Indiana utility regulatory commission. See Indiana Code 8-1-1-1
- telecommunications: has the meaning set forth in 47 U. See Indiana Code 8-1-2.6-0.6
- telecommunications service: has the meaning set forth in 47 U. See Indiana Code 8-1-2.6-0.7
- Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) The status of modernization of the publicly available telecommunications infrastructure in Indiana and the incentives required to further enhance this infrastructure.
(3) The effects on economic development and educational opportunities of the modernization described in subdivision (2).
(4) The current methods of regulating providers, at both the federal and state levels, and the effectiveness of the methods.
(5) The economic and social effectiveness of current telecommunications service pricing.
(6) All other telecommunications issues the committee deems appropriate.
The report and recommendations issued under this subsection to the legislative council must be in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
(c) The committee shall, with the approval of the commission, retain the independent consultants the committee considers appropriate to assist the committee in the review and study. The expenses for the consultants shall be paid by the commission.
As added by P.L.92-1985, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.23-1988, SEC.33; P.L.55-1992, SEC.1; P.L.224-2003, SEC.277; P.L.28-2004, SEC.71; P.L.27-2006, SEC.20; P.L.62-2009, SEC.1; P.L.256-2013, SEC.6; P.L.241-2013, SEC.1; P.L.53-2014, SEC.76; P.L.177-2021, SEC.4; P.L.9-2022, SEC.13; P.L.71-2022, SEC.3.