THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	2258
TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2012
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

     SECTION 1.  Chapter 489J, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§489J-  Cellular phone service contracts; duration. (a) Beginning January 1, 2013, a new contract or a renewal of an existing contract for cellular phone service with a person or entity that is authorized by the Federal Communications Commission to provide facilities-based commercial mobile radio service within the State shall not exceed a period of one year from the time of purchase; provided that the contract may be renewed in one-year increments thereafter. 

(b)  As used in this section, "cellular phone" includes a portable phone that uses wireless technology to send and receive phone signals."

     SECTION 2.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Cellular Phone Service Contracts

Description:

Limits duration of cellular phone service contracts to one year.  Allows renewals thereafter in one-year increments.

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