OLR Bill Analysis

HB 6509

AN ACT CONCERNING LICENSING REQUIREMENTS OF CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDERS.

SUMMARY:

This bill exempts from trades licensure requirements employees of certified telecommunications providers regulated by the Department of Public Utility Control (DPUC) or their corporate affiliates. (The providers are firms other than telephone companies that provide telecommunications services. ) The exemption applies only if the work is performed on the provider's behalf in connection with the provision of certified telecommunications services, such as the installation of single line service in a customer's premises. Employees of telephone companies and other utilities regulated by DPUC are already exempt from the licensure requirements.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon passage

COMMITTEE ACTION

Energy and Technology Committee

Joint Favorable