HR 7131 · 115th Congress · Science, Technology, Communications
Preserving Home and Office Numbers in Emergencies Act of 2018
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EnactedLatest: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.(2018-11-14)
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Preserving Home and Office Numbers in Emergencies Act of 2018 This bill restricts the reassignment of telephone numbers during a declared major disaster. Specifically, a number may not be reassigned except at the request of the subscriber during a period in which a major disaster has been declared. The bill also allows a subscriber to cancel service without a cancellation fee and to subscribe again with the same number with no fee if the subscriber is located in a disaster area and the disaster resulted in certain types of damage to the subscriber's residence.…
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