2007 Senate Bill 637

Revise new cable and phone line video franchise law

Introduced in the Senate

July 17, 2007

Introduced by Sen. Samuel B. Thomas (D-4)

To revise consumer complaint provisions in the new <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2006-HB-6456">state video service franchise system</a>that substantially replaced the discretion of local governments in franchising video service providers, including through cable or phone lines. The bill would require a customer to first seek redress through a provider’s own dispute resolution process, and if this does not work out, specifies procedures for complaints filed with the state Public Service Commission, including an initial informal resolution and mediation processes, and only a formal complaint and hearings if that fails.

Referred to the Committee on Energy Policy and Public Utilities