HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3421        FILED ON: 1/21/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3064

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Angelo M. Scaccia

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act to require telephone companies serving the residents of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to enlarge the type size of the printing used in the telephone directories.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Angelo M. Scaccia

14th Suffolk

1/21/2011


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3421        FILED ON: 1/21/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3064

By Mr. Scaccia of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3064) of Scaccia for legislation to require telephone companies to enlarge the type size of printing used in telephone directories Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3116 OF 2009-2010.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act to require telephone companies serving the residents of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to enlarge the type size of the printing used in the telephone directories.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. That the small print presently used in the telephone directories causes errors to be made in ascertaining the particular digits of telephone numbers, with resulting wrong numbers, frustrations, and sometimes extra toll charges. That in times of emergency, callers should be able to read the names and numbers clearly and quickly. That top priority of telephone companies should be superior service to the public if the company is to be called rightly a “public utility company,” not extra profits from crowding names and numbers on the telephone directories’ pages.