With the New Jersey state Senate session ending this coming Monday, January 9, time is running short for it to enact common-sense telecom reform.
This past year, state Senator Raymond Lesniak (D) introduced S-2664, which would modernize New Jersey government rules for the telecommunications industry by eliminating unnecessary and costly red tape that hampers investment and growth. The bill passed in the New Jersey State Assembly with overwhelming bi-partisan support, but now the State Senate must act.
The proposed legislation preserves important consumer protections, but at the same time modernizes the outdated regulatory structure developed when the primary means of communication was a rotary telephone. In our modern marketplace, regulations must reflect evolving realities, but without these reforms New Jersey risks losing valuable ground. Unless changes are made, telecommunications providers will be discouraged from increasing investment and innovation in New Jersey, so it’s in the state’s best interest to stay on the cutting edge of telecommunications technologies and the jobs they provide.
Accordingly, the Senate should enact S-2664 in the time that remains. There is simply no reason to delay the reforms outlined in Senator Lesniak’s legislation, which New Jersey needs to ensure a more prosperous future.
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