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LR 398
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accordance with the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 26
(c) to protect any confidential business information provided
by the carrier.__Records placed under protective order by the
Public Utilities Commission to this paragraph are within the
scope of a privilege against discovery within the meaning of
Title 1, section 402, subsection 3, paragraph B and are not
public records while under the protective order.

 
Sec. 3. PL 1997, c. 751, Pt. A, §5 is repealed.

 
Sec. 4. Allocation. The following funds are allocated from Other
Special Revenue to carry out the purposes of this Act.

 
1999-002000-01

 
LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF

 
Rehabilitation Services

 
All Other$85,000$85,000

 
Provides additional allocations
for the Telecommunications
Equipment Fund.

 
SUMMARY

 
This bill implements the recommendations of the Commission to
Study the Funding and Distribution of Teletypewriters and Other
Telecommunications Equipment for People With Disabilities. The
bill establishes an annual assessment on telecommunications
carriers to generate $85,000 annually for the Telecommunications
Equipment Fund.


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