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Phone Competition

Posted: Wednesday, February 6th, 2008 @ 7:56 am in Licensing, News, Technology, Utilities | No Comments »

Whats good for the goose is good for the gander:
Senate Regulated Industries Committee Chairman David Shafer (R-Duluth) submitted a bill that would eliminate the need for telecommunications companies to separately negotiate franchise agreements with each city in which they want to do business.
Last year the Senate R&I committee heard legislation (which became law) to allow [...]

HB70 – Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District Act; change definition

Posted: Friday, January 12th, 2007 @ 6:05 am in Utilities | No Comments »

HB70 – Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District Act; change definition
Sponsored by: Benton,Tommy 31st
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 12-5-573 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions relative to the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District Act, so as to change a certain definition; ro [...]

SB19 – Transportation, Department of; pay costs of removal, relocation, or adjustment of utility facilites necessitated by construction of public roads

Posted: Tuesday, January 9th, 2007 @ 6:05 am in Legislation, Transportation, Utilities | No Comments »

SB19 – Transportation, Department of; pay costs of removal, relocation, or adjustment of utility facilites necessitated by construction of public roads
Sponsored by: Whitehead, Sr.,Jim 24th
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 32-6-170 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the authority of the Department of Transportation to pay costs of [...]