POPULATION SERVED BY 3 OR MORE SERVICE PROVIDERSRANK STATE PERCENTAGE OF POPULATION1 New Jersey 74.42 Maryland 73.23 Vermont 70.24 Rhode Island 70.15 Oregon 70.16 Utah 707 Georgia 69.98 Maine 69.19 Colorado 67.510 Arizona 66.711 New York 64.412 Indiana 62.213 Michigan 57.614 Washing<strong>to</strong>n 56.815 Louisiana 53.116 Connecticut 4817 South Dakota 45.318 New Mexico 42.819 Virginia 41.520 Pennsylvania 4121 Missouri 39.422 Iowa 38.323 New Hampshire 37.624 Delaware 33.625 Mississippi 3226 Massachusetts 30.627 North Carolina 30.328 Montana 25.129 Ohio 23.830 North Dakota 20.531 Alabama 16.932 Minnesota 13.233 West Virginia 12.734 Florida 10.835 California 10.436 Tennessee 9.837 Nebraska 8.738 Illinois 6.639 Texas 6.540 South Carolina 5.241 Wyoming 4.242 Hawaii 343 Wisconsin 2.844 Kentucky 2.545 Idaho 2.546 Kansas 1.347 Oklahoma 1.148 Arkansas 149 Nevada 0.950 Alaska 0Source: http://www.broadbandmap.gov/rank/all/state/percent-population/within-nation/number-<strong>of</strong>wireline-service-providers-greater-than-3/ascending/21 How To Raise The Phone Bill Of The Average New Jersey Family: What S 2664 Will Do To NJ Consumers
ENDNOTES1. Reference Book <strong>of</strong> Rates, Price Indices, and Household Expenditures for Tele<strong>phone</strong> Service published by <strong>the</strong> Federal CommunicationsCommission’s Industry Analysis & Technology. (FCC Division Wireline Competition Bureau: 2008). Series discontinued after this 2008edition.2. Erik Ortiz, “Verizon accepts regulation, asks for phased-in increases.” Press <strong>of</strong> Atlantic City, June 07, 20083. 2006 NJ S 192; http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2006/Bills/S0500/192_U1.HTM4. National Broadband Map (NTIA and FCC: 2011). http://www.broadbandmap.gov/5. National Broadband Map: Speed Download Greater Than 3 Mbps Upload Greater Than 0.768 Mbps. http://www.broadbandmap.gov/rank/all/state/percent-population/within-nation/speed-download-greater-than-3mbps-upload-greater-than-0.768mbps/ascending/6. National Broadband Map: Number Of Wireline Service Providers Greater Than 3. http://www.broadbandmap.gov/rank/all/state/percent-population/within-nation/number-<strong>of</strong>-wireline-service-providers-greater-than-3/ascending/7. The Effects <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> System-Wide Cable Television Franchise In New Jersey: Report <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> Governor and Legislature. (New Jersey Bureau<strong>of</strong> Public Utilities: June 2010), p. 24, http://bit.ly/dS9Irc.8. Remarks <strong>of</strong> Stefanie Brand, Direc<strong>to</strong>r <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> N.J. Division <strong>of</strong> Rate Counsel, Regarding S2664. (Presented at <strong>the</strong> Senate Economic GrowthCommittee Meeting: January 31, 2011) http://www.state.nj.us/rpa/docs/S2664_testimony.pdf9. Contained in Leter <strong>to</strong> Mayors Re: A-3766 S-2664 “Market Competition and Consumer Choice Act” passes Assembly. (New Jersey StateLeague <strong>of</strong> Municipalities: February 17, 2011), http://199.236.89.49/letters/2011-0217-act.html10. “Cable Assault on PEG Access Television in New Jersey No Surprise Says American Community Television.” Press Release. (AmericaCommunity Television: February 2, 2011). http://acommunitytv.org/2011/02/cable-assault-on-peg-access-television-in-<strong>new</strong>-<strong>jersey</strong>-nosurprise-says-american-community-television/11. “Testimony <strong>of</strong> David Bergmann, Office <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Ohio Consumer’s Counsel Before <strong>the</strong> House Utilities Committee.” (Office <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> OhioConsumer’s Counsel Residential Utility Consumer Advocate: December 1, 2009), p. 6. www.pickocc.org/lservices/testimony/2009-12-01.pdf12. David Bergmann, p. 513. David Bergmann, p. 7.14. David Bergmann, p. 8.15. See Indiana Code Section16. IC 8-1-2.6-1.3(e).16. 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(Rules Committee <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> California State Senate: July 16, 2010); http://bit.ly/fkOjZR17. “Senate okays <strong>phone</strong> deregulation; will House take it?” The Buzz at St. Petersburg Times, April 29, 2009, http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/<strong>the</strong>-buzz-florida-politics/content/senate-okays-<strong>phone</strong>-deregulation-will-house-take-it18. “Rates rise for select tele<strong>phone</strong> cus<strong>to</strong>mers: AT&T basic service costs $1.25 more in 16 exchanges.” The Columbus Dispatch, January 7,2011. http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/business/s<strong>to</strong>ries/2011/01/07/rates-rise-for-select-tele<strong>phone</strong>-cus<strong>to</strong>mers.html19. “Regula<strong>to</strong>rs propose tying Verizon rate increases <strong>to</strong> service improvements: Order responds <strong>to</strong> tens <strong>of</strong> thousands <strong>of</strong> complaints.”Baltimore Sun, February 04, 2010.20. David Bergmann, p. 5.21. “Rates rise for select tele<strong>phone</strong> cus<strong>to</strong>mers: AT&T basic service costs $1.25 more in 16 exchanges.” The Columbus Dispatch. January 7,2011 http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/business/s<strong>to</strong>ries/2011/01/07/rates-rise-for-select-tele<strong>phone</strong>-cus<strong>to</strong>mers.html22. “AT&T Ups Cost Of Home Phone Service, But CUB Alerts Consumers To Low-cost Plans That Freeze Prices, Protect ConsumersFrom Hikes.” Press Release by Citizens Utility Board, Jan 17, 2011. http://www.citizensutilityboard.org/<strong>new</strong>sReleases20110114_ATTRateHike.html23. Rules Committee <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> California State Senate, p. 3.24. Rules Committee <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> California State Senate, p. 325. Rules Committee <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> California State Senate, p. 12.26. 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