A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT amending certain telecommunications statutes to reflect the changing competitive marketplace.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 62‑133.5 reads as rewritten:
"§ 62‑133.5.  Alternative regulation, tariffing, and deregulation of telecommunications utilities.
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(f)	Notwithstanding the provisions of G.S. 62‑140, or any Commission rule or regulations: (i) the Commission shall permit a local exchange company or a competing local provider to offer competitive services with flexible pricing arrangements to business customers pursuant to contract and shall permit other flexible pricing options; and (ii) local exchange companies and competing local providers shall be required to give the Commission one business day's notice but need not seek Commission approval for any promotion or bundled service offering for residence or business customers. Furthermore, local exchange companies and competing local providers may offer special promotions and bundles of new or existing service or products without the obligation to identify or convert existing customers who subscribe to the same or similar services or products. The Commission's complaint authority under G.S. 62‑73 and subsection (e) of this section is applicable to any promotion or bundled service offering filed or offered under this subsection.
(f1)	Local exchange companies or competing local providers shall only be required to adhere to billing for retail communications services in compliance with the federal truth‑in‑billing regulations prescribed by the Federal Communications Commission.
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SECTION 2.  G.S. 62‑110(d) is repealed.
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.