LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                          Austin, Texas

                           FISCAL NOTE
                       74th Regular Session

                          April 18, 1995



 TO:     Honorable Don Henderson, Chair         IN RE:  Senate BillNo. 1644
         Committee on Jurisprudence                     By: Henderson
         Senate
         Austin, Texas






FROM: John Keel, Director

In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on Senate Bill No.
1644 (relating to the regulation of changes of long distance
carriers; providing a penalty) this office has determined the
following:

The bill would amend the Public Utility Regulatory Act to require
an interexchange carrier to obtain a written letter of agency
before initiating a primary interexchange carrier change on
behalf of a customer.  Minimum standards for the form and content
of the letter of agency are prescribed by the bill.  The bill
would provide for felony penalties for violations.

Implementation of the bill would require modification of policy
rules by the Public Utility Commission.  The commission would
also anticipate addressing related complaints, which would be
more clearly within the jurisdiction of the commission as a
result of the bill's provisions.  Any additional workload
resulting from the bill would be accomplished with existing
agency resources.


No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

No fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.


Source:   Public Utility Commission
          LBB Staff: JK, RM, RR