00SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 54(L&C)                                                                             
01 "An Act relating to telephone caller identification; and providing for an effective                                     
02 date."                                                                                                                  
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1.  AS 42.05 is amended by adding a new section to read:                                                   
05  Sec. 42.05.335.  CALLER IDENTIFICATION SERVICES AND CALL                                                              
06 BLOCKING.  (a)  A telephone utility may not offer a caller identification service                                       
07 unless the utility also offers customers blocking service on a per line and per call                                    
08 basis.  A telephone utility may not impose a continuing charge for providing blocking                                   
09 service.  However, a telephone utility may impose a charge for reinstalling or changing                                 
10 blocking service as provided in (b) of this section.                                                                    
11  (b)  A telephone utility may not impose an installation charge for the initial                                        
12 installation of blocking service.  After the initial installation of a blocking service, the                            
13 telephone utility may impose a reasonable, nonrecurring charge for a change in the                                      
14 type of blocking service provided or for reinstallation if the blocking service is                                      

01 cancelled.                                                                                                              
02  (c)  In this section,                                                                                                 
03   (1)  "blocking service" means a service that prevents the release of the                                             
04 telephone number, or of information derived from the telephone number, of the                                           
05 telephone from which the call was placed;                                                                               
06   (2)  "caller identification" means a display unit that allows a subscriber                                           
07 to read the telephone number of a calling party.                                                                        
08    * Sec. 2.  This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).