Andrea Joy Campbell: “today I want to express my support for the Consumer Anti-Slamming Act, S. 1618, which addresses the unauthorized…”

“today I want to express my support for the Consumer Anti-Slamming Act, S. 1618, which addresses the unauthorized switching of telephone service carriers by competing service providers. This abusive practice has become an increasing problem in my home state of Colorado where slamming has grown at an alarming rate. Last October, Chairman Burns of the Communications Subcommittee of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee held a field hearing in Denver on this issue. In addition to this hearing, anti-slamming legislation has recently passed the Colorado State Legislature. With Colorado as one of the nation's top five states in complaints-per-million customers, I intend to vote for this anti-slamming legislation. I also am pleased that S. 1618 incorporates provisions from my Anti-Slamming Bill, S. 1051 which I introduced on July 22, 1997. This language requires that the FCC annually report to Congress the 'Top Ten' slammers for each year, as well as carriers assessed fines or penalties during the same period.”